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Hiker Falls 700 Feet Trying to Snap Midnight Selfie

In Quest for Selfie, Hiker
Instead Meets a Tragic Fate

Jan 27, 2022 9:51 AM CST

In Quest for Selfie, Hiker Instead Meets a Tragic Fate

Richard Jacobson, 21, fell 700 feet while trying to take midnight photo at Flatiron Peak near Phoenix

(Newser) - A 21-year-old man died this week when he tried to snap a selfie from a mountain peak in Arizona and fell 700 feet. The Pinal County Sheriff's Office received a call just before 1am Monday from a friend of the man, who'd been camping overnight in the area...

Mom Plummets to Her Death Off 'Picture-Perfect Rock'

Mom Falls to Death
at 'Perfect Selfie' Spot

Dec 14, 2020 10:50 AM CST

Mom Falls to Death at 'Perfect Selfie' Spot

Rosy Loomba climbed past safety barriers, warning signs at Australian national park, police say

(Newser) - A weekend family outing turned tragic after a mom plummeted to her death off a cliff in front of her husband and two young sons while trying to take a photo. News.com.au reports that 38-year-old Rosy Loomba was hiking with her family Saturday in Grampians National Park, in...

They Were Trying to Take a
Selfie, but 4 Ended Up Dead

Oct 8, 2019 11:27 AM CDT

They Were Trying to Take a Selfie, but 4 Ended Up Dead

Teen slips underwater, dragging relatives with him

(Newser) - A horrifying story out of India, where family members trying to take a selfie at a dam ended up slipping into the water, resulting in four deaths. The dead include a 20-year-old newlywed bride and three of her relatives (different outlets report different ages). Her new husband, 25, survived and...

Brother: Couple Who Fell at Yosemite Were Taking Selfie

Camera Sitting on Tripod Led
to Discovery of Couple's Bodies

Oct 31, 2018 7:50 AM CDT

Camera Sitting on Tripod Led to Discovery of Couple's Bodies

Vishnu Viswanath's brother says they were taking a selfie when they fell at Yosemite

(Newser) - The couple who fell to their deaths in Yosemite National Park last week did so while taking a selfie, Vishnu Viswanath's brother said Tuesday. Viswanath, 29, and his wife, 30-year-old Meenakshi Moorthy, set up their tripod near a ledge at a scenic overlook in the California park, Jishnu Viswanath...

Study Reveals Hundreds Have Died Taking Selfies

Study Tallies Body Count
of Selfies Turned Deadly

Oct 3, 2018 12:33 PM CDT

Study Tallies Body Count of Selfies Turned Deadly

The estimate is over 250 worldwide

(Newser) - A study investigating the increasing problem of fatalities that stem from victims taking selfies in dangerous locales has placed a body count on the preventable tragedy, per the Washington Post . In the study titled "Selfies: A boon or bane?" researchers published findings in the Journal of Family Medicine and ...