Today everyone knows what a selfie is, and the selfie mania itself has not slowed down for several years. Most of the so-called "selfies" are made for social networks. We photograph ourselves at home, on the street and in exotic places. But some people also take selfies in unsafe places to show off to friends and the world. Sometimes things don't go according to plan and end badly. Here are 10 cases where people were seriously injured or even died while trying to take a selfie.
1. Selfie with a grenade
In Russia, the number of selfie-related accidents is constantly increasing. It became such a problem that the Russian Interior Ministry issued a memo that reminds you to be safe when taking a selfie.
So, for example, there was a case when two young people posed for a selfie, holding a grenade in their hands. The explosion happened unexpectedly. Both guys died on the spot, and a photograph was preserved on the phone, depicting one of them with a grenade in his hand.
2. Selfie with a gun
Another dangerous incident occurred with a 21-year-old Muscovite who took a selfie with a traumatic gun. She decided that it would look best with a gun pointed at the head. The weapon accidentally fired, and she hit herself in the head. The girl was seriously injured, but fortunately she managed to survive.
3. Selfie with a fall from a cliff
A few years ago, a Canadian tourist almost died when he tried to take a selfie while in the Croatian National Park on the Plitvice Lakes. The young man miraculously survived falling from a height of 75 meters after the branch he was standing on broke.
However, another tourist from Slovakia was less fortunate when he tried to do the same. He fell off a cliff while taking a selfie and died on the spot.
4. Selfie with a bull
During Spain's annual bull run festival, a man decided it would be nice to take a picture with some bulls. When David Gonzalez Lopez was in an unprotected area, doingselfie with two bulls, the third attacked him from behind, tossed him into the air several times and stabbed him to death in the neck and thigh.
SourcePhoto 5A tourist dies while taking a selfie at the Taj Mahal
Another tragic incident occurred with Japanese tourists who visited the famous Indian mausoleum Taj Mahal. One of the tourists was standing at the Royal Gate and tried to take a selfie, but lost his balance and fell down the stairs. He suffered a severe head injury and later died in the hospital.
6. A teenager was run over by a train
The Mumbai Police Department was forced to create so-called " selfie-free zones"due to the large number of teenagers who were injured or died while filming a selfie. One of them was an Indian boy who was walking along the rails when he suddenly noticed an oncoming train. He decided take a selfie with the train and wait for it to come closer, after which he was beaten to death.
7. Two men killed by a walrus.
Chinese businessman Jia Lijun was at the zoo and decided to take some selfies with a huge 1.5 ton walrus. He decided to play with the animal, and the walrus apparently liked it so much that he decided to drag the man into the water. When the caretaker noticed this, he tried to save the visitor, but the walrus grabbed both men and they drowned a few minutes later.
8. Zipper Selfie
In July 2015, an unidentified English tourist was struck by lightning while in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. The fatal blow occurred when lightning struck a metal selfie stick and electrocuted a young man.
9. Selfie on the train.
A girl from Romania tried to take a special selfie on the roof of a train in the city of Iasi. According to her friends, 18-year-old Anna Uros planned to post a "perfect selfie" on the social networking site Facebook, but kicked a wire, receiving a shock of 27,000 volts. The girl received burns on 50% of her body and died in the hospital.
10. 7 people died in a selfie incident.
One of the most tragic incidents happened in India when seven friends were swimming in the Ganges River. One of them started taking selfies, slipped and started to drown. One by one, all six of his friends jumped into the water to save each other. However, the current was so strong that all seven died. The youngest was 16 and the oldest was 24.
Incredible Facts
Photography is, first of all, memory.
With the advent of smartphones equipped with front cameras, the craze among young people has become the so-called selfie.
Sometimes people go overboard and go to extreme lengths to photograph themselves in the most bizarre situations.
They take no account of dangers or warnings.
In order to post a photo on their page on a social network and get a bunch of enthusiastic comments and "likes", people take a terrible risk.
However, in pursuit of dubious pleasure and fleeting fame, you can lose the most valuable thing - life.
Unfortunately, for some especially desperate self-portrait lovers, selfies can become the last hobby, and the photo taken can be dying.
However, there are those who are photographed in the most ordinary and harmless situations, not even suspecting that their photo will be the last.
This collection of seemingly ordinary selfies has a scary ending, as the photos were taken moments before their owners died.
Dangerous selfies
1. Selfie on the bridge
17-year-old Ksenia Ignatieva, trying to impress her friends, climbed a railway bridge. The schoolgirl wanted to take a selfie against the background of the rails going into the distance, but lost her balance and fell off the iron structure.
The tragedy happened in the Krasnogvardeisky district of St. Petersburg.
When falling, Ksenia grabbed an electric cable and received an electric shock. The girl died immediately.
2. Selfie on board
On December 9, 2012, Mexican singer Jenni Rivera and six close friends took this selfie before taking off in a private jet.
A couple of minutes after takeoff, the liner crashed, leaving no one alive in this photo.
last selfie
3. Selfie in the car
April 26, 2014 32-year-old Courtney Sanford (Coutney Sanford) died in a car accident. Literally a couple of seconds before death to the song Pharrell Williams (Pharrell Williams) the woman managed to post her self-portrait on facebook.
4. Selfie on a motorcycle
This selfie was taken by renowned Puerto Rican musician Jadiel and uploaded to Instagram seconds before the fatal accident that claimed his life.
The tragedy occurred in New York in May 2014.
5. Selfie on board
Gary Slok and his mom took this selfie seconds before the infamous Malaysian airliner MH17 took off, which was shot down over Ukraine in July 2014.
This photo became famous after the passengers of the tragic flight began to mourn the whole world.
Deadly selfie
6. Gun Selfie
Oscar Otero Aguilar, 21, shot himself while trying to come up with a an interesting selfie to post it on facebook later.
The young man took the weapons he kept at home and prepared to pose for the camera. However, by accidentally pulling the trigger, the guy fired a fatal shot in the head. The tragedy happened in the summer of 2014.
Death Selfie
7. Selfie on the river bank
In July of that year, this 13-year-old teenage girl, Karen Hernandez, wanted to take a selfie by the river in Durango, Mexico.
Karen miscalculated her own strength, lost her balance, fell into the water and drowned. After some time, rescuers found her body.
8. Selfie on top of the train
In March 2014, a tragedy occurred in the city of Jaen, Spain: a 21-year-old man died from an electric shock when he climbed onto the roof of a train to take an unusual selfie.
It is worth noting that this kind of story, when desperate young people climb onto the roof of a train to ride through a tunnel or take an unusual selfie , is far from uncommon.
As a rule, such attempts to have fun end in tragedy.
9. Selfie in the car
These two Iranian women wanted to make selfie while singing karaoke in the car. They were so carried away by singing that they stopped looking at the road and crashed into a passing car.
The girls still managed to survive. On the way to the hospital, they took another selfie.
10. Selfie on the rocks
A Polish couple on holiday in Portugal tried to take a selfie by climbing up the edge of a cliff. The couple fell and broke.
Witnesses of the death of parents were their small children, 5 and 6 years old, who stood below and waited for their father and mother.
The tragedy happened in August 2014.
11. Selfie in the car
These 2 young women were going to a pre-wedding bachelorette party. The selfie was taken by one of the girls a second before the head-on collision with another car.
One of the friends, Collette Moreno, died just a couple of days before her own wedding.
12. Selfie on the river bank
On June 9, the tragedy that happened in India claimed the lives of more than 20 people. A group of students and teachers of the engineering college went on an excursion to the city of Manali.
About 20 people separated from the general group to take pictures on the banks of the Beas River. Those who wanted to take a selfie were simply washed away by a wave that rose after the discharge of water from the reservoir of a local hydroelectric power station.
The bodies of 5 dead were found immediately. Some are still considered missing.
Following the addiction to take pictures of themselves and post pictures on the Internet, people lose their sense of reality, forget about the risk that threatens their health and life. Against the backdrop of the news about a Romanian girl who died while taking a selfie on the roof of a railway car, we recall tragedies that might not have happened if there were no camera phone at hand and a maniacal desire to earn likes on social networks.
1. Selfie on the roof of the train
In May 2015, a Romanian girl burst into flames after accidentally touching a bare wire while trying to take her "coolest selfie" on top of a train. Anna Ursu, 18, and her friend went to the railway station in the city of Iasi to take a "special selfie" that she wanted to post on Facebook. When the girl was lying on the roof of the train and raised her leg into the air, she accidentally touched a bare wire through which a current of 27,000 volts flowed. This caused the girl to catch fire. Despite the best efforts of a bystander who tried to save Anna, the 18-year-old girl later died in the hospital with burns to about 50 percent of her body.
2. Selfie on the bridge
In 2014, a 23-year-old Polish medical student died while trying to take a selfie on the famous Puente de Triana bridge in southern Spain. Balancing on the ledge of the famous bridge, Sylvia Rachel slipped and fell from a 3-meter support. The ambulance managed to start her stopped heart at the scene of the tragedy, but later the girl died in traumatology.
3. Selfie with a gun
Playing with guns is dangerous, and a selfie with a gun can, as it turns out, be your last. In 2014, a Mexican man died while trying to take a selfie with a gun that accidentally fired and fatally wounded him. The victim was 21-year-old Oscar Aguilar Otero, who repeatedly posted selfies on Facebook in front of expensive cars or motorcycles, as well as next to beautiful women.
4. Selfie on the way to a bachelorette party
Colette Moreno, 26, died in a car accident in June 2014 while on her way to a bachelorette party. She was sitting in the passenger seat when her friend's car collided with an oncoming vehicle. Ashley M. Theobald said she was trying to overtake the car in front when the car's exhaust fumes caused Moreno to have an asthmatic reaction that led to the accident.
5. Selfie on the railway bridge
The girl fell from a height of 10 meters, climbing onto the support of the railway bridge to take a selfie. Ksenia Ignatieva was supposed to turn 18 in a month. She fell from a height onto wires energized with 1500 volts. Xenia was an amateur photographer. She decided that from the top of the railway bridge in Krasnogvardeisky (a town near St. Petersburg) should get the best photos. It was the last decision in her life.
6. Selfie on the first date
James Nichols is offering £300 (S$630) for a stone that was stolen from his car. Why so expensive? Because this rock was picked up by his girlfriend who fell to her death while trying to take a selfie on the rock during her first date with James. Nichols flew from the UK to South Africa to meet Miss Cheyenne Holloway. The couple visited Northcliff Rock, the second highest point in the city of Johannesburg. They stopped to take a selfie against the backdrop of the setting sun. According to a witness, Holloway, 21, stood on a large rock near the top of the cliff while Nichols, 23, a portrait photographer, set up a tripod. The rock crumbled and the girl flew down from a 15-meter height.
The popular trend, which has been dubbed #SelfieOlympics, claimed the life of 18-year-old Oscar Reyes. On January 2, 2015, the teenager took a photo of himself dressed as SpongeBob and uploaded it to Facebook. The photo got over 200 likes. Oscar's friends later said that it made him so happy that Oscar decided to keep taking "cool" selfies. Investigators say that on January 3rd, in his mother's bathroom, while trying to take a selfie, Oscar fell off the bathroom door, crushed his head, and died of profuse bleeding.
8. Selfie on the beach on your birthday
A young woman named Chezka Agas drowned while taking a group selfie after celebrating a friend's birthday in the Philippines. An 18-year-old building student was knocked over by a strong wave while she was posing with 6 friends on the beach in front of the famous windmills of Bangui.
9. Selfie on the rock
In August 2014, a Polish couple died after falling off a cliff in Portugal's Cabo da Roca, apparently while trying to take a selfie with their children near the cliff. The 5 and 6 year old children of this couple witnessed the tragedy.
10. Selfie on a motorcycle
Ramon Gonzalez is a Puerto Rican rapper who sang reggaeton and was known by the pseudonym Jadiel. Returning from his parents on a motorcycle, he decided to take a selfie. Moments later, Jadiel lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into an oncoming vehicle. He died on May 10, 2014 at Strong Memorial Hospital.
Everywhere we see people taking selfies, sometimes in front of a mirror, sometimes trying to do an acrobatic trick so that the selfie is original and interesting. Over the past few years, the selfie has become a fixed idea for most Internet users. Some people take photos in really creepy moments, like balancing on the edge of a steep ledge or jumping in front of a train. Sometimes such feats end in tragedy and we can really see the last selfie from the life of these adventurers.1. Otero Agiral
According to various media outlets, 21-year-old Otero Aguilar was obsessed with selfies and posted photos of himself daily on Facebook. He constantly photographed himself with alcohol, in and around cars.
Otero was drinking with his friends in Mexico City when he decided to take a selfie in the car. He reportedly wanted to make a new post on Facebook and to do so he took a gun to spice up his photo. But during one of the shots, the gun went off. Aguiral died instantly.
2. Isabella Fraciolla
Isabella Fraciolla, 16, tried to take a picture of herself during a school trip to the seaside town of Taranto, in southeastern Italy. Climbing the rocks, she tried to climb over the fence to take a selfie, but fell down from a height of two hundred meters. She was taken to the hospital, but, unfortunately, the girl did not survive the fall.
3. Karen Hernandez.
Karen Hernandez was only thirteen when he tried to take a selfie near the El Tunal River in Mexico. While choosing a position, he slipped and fell into the river. He was caught in a strong current and drowned.
4. Ksenia Ignatieva
Ksenia Ignatieva, 17, climbed onto a railway bridge to take a selfie with a newly acquired camera. She was at a height of 10 meters when she decided to take a selfie. The girl slid off the bridge and grabbed the wires to keep her balance. Unfortunately, the wires were energized at 1500 volts, she was electrocuted and Xenia fell, hitting her head on the concrete. Soon the girl died.
5. Gary Slok and his mother, Petra Langeveld
On July 17, Malaysian airline passenger flight MH17 was flying over Ukraine when it was shot down. The plane flew from Amsterdam to Kuala Lampur. On board were 300 people - passengers and crew members. Among those passengers were 15-year-old Gary Slok and his mother, Petra Langeveld. Gary was a goalkeeper for a Dutch football club and Petra is a single mother. They took a selfie a few minutes before takeoff. Everyone on board died and the investigation into what happened on that fateful day is still ongoing.
6. Collette Moreno
Collette Moreno had been planning her wedding for a long time, so she decided to celebrate her bachelorette party with her best friend, Ashley Thiebaud. On the way to Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, Collette decided to take a selfie. Moments later, they caught up with the truck, which left a thick plume of exhaust behind it, causing Collette to cough. Ashley knew that her friend had asthma, so she tried to avoid the truck, but another one appeared on the road. Collette had a seizure and the girl suffocated.
7. Courtney Sanford
Courtney Sanford, a 32-year-old woman from North Carolina, decided not to stop by the side of the road to take a selfie and post a new photo on her Facebook page. While driving, she took a selfie, uploaded the photo to Facebook and captioned that William Farrell's "Happy" made her day. According to reports, as soon as she posted this post, she crashed into a truck and flew into a ditch. A few minutes later, Courtney passed away.
8. Ramon Gonzalez
Ramon Gonzalez was a famous rapper from Puerto Rico. He performed several hits and earned a name for himself. In Rochester, New York, Ramon was going to ride his motorcycle and take a selfie. Just moments later, after the photo was taken, the rapper was in a car crash that crashed into an oncoming car. In May 2014, Gonzalez died in the hospital.
9. Jenny Rivera
Jenny Rivera is an award-winning Latin singer, so she's no stranger to playing on camera. Jennie had her own reality TV show in which she played herself, and she also starred in several films and TV shows. On December 9, 2012, Jenna flew in a private jet to Toluca, Mexico, where a televised meeting was scheduled. The girl took a selfie just before the disaster. Shortly after the plane took off, something went wrong and the plane crashed. Killed: Jenny, five other passengers and two pilots.
10. Ryan Dunn
As the star of Jackass, it would be most likely that Ryan Dunn would die some stupid death, like jumping off a tall building or getting something stuck in his rectum (as he did in one of the episodes of the show), but it was all due to drinking and drunk driving. In 2011, Ryan was drinking with his friends, taking selfies and having fun in every possible way, until he got behind the wheel of his Porsche 911 and at a speed of 130 kilometers per hour, he crashed into a tree on a poorly lit section of the highway. The car caught fire, but Ryan died before the fire, as a result of a strong impact. Another person died with him. The police chief said it was one of the worst car accidents he had ever seen.
Although, yes, drunk driving is a stupid death.
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