People are going through great lengths to get that amazing selfie. How cool to show off on social media just how daring you are. But these people lost their lives in tragic way trying to get that perfect shot of themselves.
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#1 A selfie should not cost you your life, which is unfortunately what happened to these people who tragically died while taking selfies. This guy took this self portrait in the midst of a horrific tornado. The photograph tells the whole story.
#2 This Polish medical student, Sylwia Rajchel, died when she plunged 15 feet to her death while balancing on the ledge of the Puente de Triana bridge in Spain.
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#3 Puerto Rican rapper Ramon Gonzalez, more commonly known for his stage name Jadiel, was in Rochester, NY on tour when he decided to take a motorcycle for a ride. He snapped a selfie that would be the last picture he ever took. He lost control of his bike and was killed when he hit a car.
#4 Teen, Xenia Ignatyeva, 17, was taking a picture on a railway bridge in Saint Petersburg when she fell 30 feet to her untimely death. She tried to grab onto live wires and was hit with 1,500 volts of electricity. Tragically, she did not survive the fall.
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#5 Edwin, only 15 years old, of Chiyyaram, near Thrissur, in India was killed after being struck by a speeding train. The teen was attempting to take a photo with his phone in front of the train when he slipped on the rails and was hit.
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#6 This one is sad because this Mexican boy, named Oscar Otero Aguilar, pointed a loaded gun to his head and tried to snap a photo for 'FUN'. The loaded gun discharged and a bullet struck him in the temple. When police arrived on the scene Oscar was still alive, however they were unable to save him. The tragedy is one of many incidents of children playing around with loaded weapons.
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#7 A Polish couple visiting Portugal fell off the edge of a cliff while trying to take a photograph. The couple’s children, aged 5 and 6, watched as their parents plummeted. The parents had crossed a safety barrier to get to the cliff’s edge in order to take a perfect selfie.
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#8 A 16-year-old from Italy named Isabella Fracchiolla suffered serious injury after falling over the railing of a promenade. The teen was on a field trip to Taranto and was unable to steady herself causing her to fall 60 feet to the ground. She was rushed to a local hospital and underwent surgery however doctors were unable to save her.
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#9 A 21 year old was electrocuted to death in Spain taking a selfie for his Instagram account. The young man had climbed on top of a stopped train in order to take a selfie when he touched a live wire. He was hit with 3,500 volts and was instantly killed.
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#10 Young 13 year old girl, Karen Hernández, died after she fell into the El Tunal river in Durango, Mexico. The young teen was just trying to snap a photo when she slipped into the muddy river and drowned.
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#11 Abhilash, a 32-year-old man, died while trying to record a video of himself fake hanging. He was planning to post the video to his Facebook page. The man apparently ended up hanging himself for real while trying to shoot the fake video.
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#12 Texting while driving.. and even worse, taking a selfie to boot! Courtney Sanford was driving when she decided to upload a bunch of selfie pictures to Facebook. She also made the status “The Happy Song makes me so HAPPY.” Seconds after she posted the status she crashed head on into a truck, killing her instantly.
