Australian tourist Matthew Paton dies after falling into ravine on Inca Trail in Peru
Matthew Paton, a 52-53 year old Australian who worked for Victoria Police, fell into a ravine while hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru on Wednesday. His body was recovered Thursday by local rescue authorities. He was hiking with his wife and a tour group when he fell, reportedly after a wooden railing gave way.
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Divergence score
2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
2 camps
2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 2 outlets placed this story
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
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- BBCfirst
- CNN+7.9 h
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The split, in one line
BBC specifies wooden railing failure as cause via police account; CNN omits this detail. BBC reports age as 53, CNN as 52. BBC cites 300m depth, CNN estimates 400-500m.
How each outlet covered it
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Sparse coverage · 2 outlets
“Australian man dies after falling down ravine on hike to Machu Picchu”
“Australian tourist killed falling into ravine on Peru's Inca Trail - CNN”
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Fact ledger
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Claimed
Paton fell through a broken railing and the railing gave way
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