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jimnyc
12-14-2020, 05:59 PM
And this isn't like a one time event, people have died all over the world doing the same shit.

Is getting a picture worth it? Is getting a photo of ANYTHING worth even risking? Be like others and use dang photoshop if you have to! :rolleyes:

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Australian Mom Plunges To Her Death Trying To Take Selfie

A 38-year-old Australian mom reportedly plummeted to her death in front of her family while she was trying to capture a selfie.

Rosy Loomba fell roughly 262 feet off the Boroka Lookout on Saturday, according to news.com.au. Loomba reportedly climbed over a safety barrier at the lookout that is known on Instagram as the “perfect selfie spot” and has warranted numerous warnings from police about the dangerous location.

She fell in front of her husband and young sons, according to the report. It took State Emergency Service volunteers and Victoria Police more than six hours to retrieve her body, news.com.au reported.

Police have warned hikers to avoid the dangerous spot, saying that pictures at the site — which have more than 6,000 tags on Instagram — would eventually lead to tragedy, according to the report.

“One of the issues that is constantly tying up our resources is individuals risking life and limb in a bid to get the ultimate selfie,” police warned in 2019, news.com.au reported.

“We regularly see dangerous photos and videos geo-tagged to the area where individuals have compromised their own safety to get a particular shot,” police reportedly said. “We also frequently work with local rescue teams on missions to bring individuals to safety who have ignored signage and climbed over safety barriers or fencing.”

“Our missions do not always have successful outcomes.”

A 59-year-old tourist died at the site in 1999 after she fell to her death while vacationing with family. In 2018, a man went viral after he completed a backflip on the edge of the lookout, according to nzherald.co.nz.

Rest - https://dailycaller.com/2020/12/14/australian-mom-falls-death-taking-instagram-selfie-boroka-lookout/

Kathianne
12-14-2020, 06:04 PM
Darwin award nominee.

SassyLady
12-14-2020, 06:36 PM
Darwin award nominee.

She wasn't able to enjoy it for very long though.

hjmick
12-14-2020, 07:53 PM
You know what they say...


A picture is worth a thousand woooooooooooooooooooorrrrds...

SassyLady
12-15-2020, 03:40 AM
Selfies that turn into killfies.... did you know there's life insurance for that?


Dying to get the best holiday pics? Well, hundreds of people literally are. The number of fatalities from selfies is rising internationally, most notably among millennial men, and as the quest for these death-defying *images becomes evermore extreme, some insurers have started to offer “killfie” life insurance.
Many selfie deaths are the result of tourists taking risks in unfamiliar terrain. It’s not only the extreme rooftop chasers, the would-be wild animal tamers and the fantasy stunt heroes. It’s the people posing in famous locations such as Arizona’s Horseshoe Bend, the ones in the midst of the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, and the thrill seekers chasing “the volcanic selfie”, as seen during the eruption of Mount Kilauea in Hawaii in 2018. The list goes on.

India is the world capital of selfie deaths, accounting for about half of the 259 reported fatalities between 2011 and 2017, according to a study by the US National Library of Medicine. As a result, an insurance company in the country is touting a new product to the avid selfie taker. “When you are busy clicking the perfect selfie, a mere split-second distraction can lead to a potentially deadly accident,” HDFC Life tells potential customers. “And before you know it, your selfie has turned into a ‘killfie’”.

https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/travel/how-selfie-related-deaths-have-given-rise-to-killfie-travel-insurance-1.968602