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Sweet Falls (also called Kshaid Weitden, in the native dialect) is a waterfall in Shillong. It lies about 5 km from Happy Valley and is about in height. It is often termed as the "most beautiful" yet "most dangerous" waterfall in Shillong. The destination is accessible via road. However, tourists are prohibited to go close to the waterfall due the poor route and treacherous nature of the fall. The adjacent areas are filled with pine tress. Some of the plant species include ''eupatorium'', ''lantana'', ''rubus'', ''fern'', ''osmundastrum cinnamomeum'' and ''phegopteris''. ==Deaths== It is believed by the local people that this fall is haunted. If people go in odd number, they return in even number. The waterfall has also been the subject of numerous suicides and is infamous for many deaths. *On March 17, 2013, Karttik Mishra, a 23-year-old student from the Indian Institute of Management died at the falls when he was trekking along with 18 other boys. Sources indicated that the boy slipped and fell into the fall when he was supposedly taking photographs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2013/03/18/iim-shillong-student-drowns-in-sweet-falls )〕 *On September 2, 2013 two students from Manipur; Khual Ngaihte and Michael Ngaihte, hailing from Lamka, Churachandpur district died on the falls.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://isikkim.com/2013-9-2-manipuri-students-died-in-sweet-fall-shillong-6-4/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sweet Falls」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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