Selfie Death

• Selfie-seekers taking dangerous risks on BC Hydro property, Crown corp. says

  BC Hydro says it's seen a 200 per cent jump in trespassing on its property in the past five years, sometimes on dams, transmission towers, or other electrical infrastructure.

  News

  Jul 30, 2021
  
• Influencer Sophia Cheung dies while trying to take waterfall selfie in Hong Kong park

  Sophia Cheung, 32, was well-known on social media for her sometimes risqué, picturesque selfies.

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  Jul 19, 2021
  
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• Woman falls to her death posing for photo after coronavirus lockdown in Turkey

  Olesia Suspitsina, 31, was searching for the perfect spot to celebrate the end of a weekend coronavirus lockdown when she fell, her friend said.

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  May 5, 2020
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• Tourist couple dies in Portugal after reportedly falling while taking selfie

  Two tourists plunged to their deaths while reportedly taking selfies from a wall overlooking a beach in Portugal, authorities say.

  World

  Jun 13, 2018
• People are taking disaster selfies in front of Grenfell Tower. Here’s where not to take self-portraits

  Residents have placed signs on fences around the site following last week’s inferno that killed at least 79 people, asking people not to take photos and selfies.

  World

  Jun 21, 2017
• Washington man taking selfie presumed dead after falling from waterfall

  A Spokane man is missing and presumed dead after slipping from a cliff at Palouse Falls State Park.

  World

  May 30, 2017
• Death by selfie: The shocking stats and the team trying to save lives

  A team of researchers is developing technology that could possibly help save the lives of selfie death defiers around the world.

  Lifestyle

  Nov 23, 2016
• Teen dead after taking selfie with loaded gun

  A teenager has died after accidentally shooting himself while posing for a selfie with a loaded handgun held to his head, police said Tuesday.

  World

  May 3, 2016