Man dies after falling 100 feet from Oregon cliff while posing for photo in tree

A 43-year-old man has died after falling 100 feet from a cliff on the Oregon coast while posing for a photograph in a tree, officials have said.

Steven Gastelum of Seaside, Oregon, was trying to take a photo while hiking along the Devil's Cauldron Overlook Trail in Oswald West State Park before he died, Oregon State Police said.

According to reports, Mr Gastelum climbed a tree on the trail when a branch broke, causing Mr Gastelum to fall about 100 feet into the Pacific Ocean.

NBC News reported that the tree appeared to be near a barrier warning visitors to stay away from the edge and that Oregon State Police public information officer Captain Tim Fox said Mr Gastelum was on the other side of the barrier when he fell.