Multorum miserabilis fuit casus, quos ex praerupta rupe lapsos amnis praeterfluens hausit, triste spectaculum etiam non periclitantibus; cum vero alieno exitio quid ipsis timendum foret admonerentur, in metum misericordia versa, non exstinctos, sed semetipsos deflebant.
Many people died a miserable death because they fell from the steep rocks and were swallowed up by the river flowing nearby. Even those who were not in danger at the time found this to be a sad sight. However, when they were reminded of what they themselves had to fear by the death of others, their compassion turned to dread. They were not lamenting the dead, but themselves.