Following the addiction of taking photographs of themselves and posting them on the Internet, people lose their sense of reality and forget about the risks that threaten their health and life. Against the background of the news about a Romanian girl who died while taking a selfie on the roof of a railway carriage, we remember tragedies that might not have happened if we had not had a phone with a camera at hand and a manic desire to earn likes on social networks.
1. Selfie on the roof of a train
In May 2015, a Romanian girl caught fire after accidentally touching an exposed wire while trying to take her "coolest selfie" on the roof of a train. 18-year-old Anna Ursu and her friend went to the train 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 in the air, she accidentally touched a bare wire through which a current of 27,000 volts was flowing. This caused the girl to catch fire. Despite the best efforts of a passerby who tried to save Anna, the 18-year-old girl later died in hospital with burns to about 50 percent of her body.
2. Selfie on the bridge
In 2014, a 23-year-old medical student from Poland died while trying to take a selfie on the famous Puente de Triana bridge in southern Spain. While balancing on the ledge of the famous bridge, Sylvia Rachel slipped and fell from a 3-meter support. The ambulance managed to restart her stopped heart at the scene of the tragedy, but later the girl died in traumatology.
3. Selfie with a gun
Playing with weapons is dangerous, and taking a selfie with a weapon may, as it turns out, be the last time in your life. In 2014, a Mexican man died while trying to take a selfie with a gun that accidentally went off 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 the 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 a car driven by her friend collided with an oncoming car. Ashley M. Theobald said she was trying to pass the car in front when exhaust fumes from that car caused Moreno to have an asthmatic reaction that led to the crash.
5. Selfie on the railway bridge
The girl fell from a height of 10 meters after climbing onto a railway bridge support to take a selfie. Ksenia Ignatieva was supposed to turn 18 in a month. She fell from a height onto 1500 volt wires. Ksenia was an amateur photographer. She decided that the top of the railway bridge in Krasnogvardeisky (a town near St. Petersburg) would provide the best photographs. This 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 a rock during her first date with James. Nichols flew from the UK to South Africa to meet Miss Cheyenne Holloway. The couple visited Northcliffe Rock, the second highest point in the city of Johannesburg. They stopped to take a selfie with the setting sun in the background. 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.
A popular trend called #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 received more than 200 likes. Oscar's friends later said that this made him so happy that Oscar decided to continue taking "cool" selfies. Investigators claim that on January 3, in his mother’s bathroom, Oscar, while trying to take a selfie, fell from the bathroom door, broke his head and died from profuse bleeding.
8. Birthday selfie on the beach
A young woman named Chezka Agas drowned while taking a group selfie after celebrating a friend's birthday in the Philippines. The 18-year-old civil engineering student was knocked off her feet by a strong wave while posing with six friends on the beach in front of Bangui's famous windmills.
9. Selfie on the rock
In August 2014, a Polish couple died after falling from a cliff in Cabo da Roca, Portugal, apparently while trying to take a selfie with their children near the cliff. The couple's 5 and 6 year old children witnessed the tragedy.
10. Selfie on a motorcycle
Ramon Gonzalez is a Puerto Rican reggaeton rapper known as 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 car. He died May 10, 2014 at Strong Memorial Hospital.
It is very difficult to imagine modern life without social networks, where almost everyone has their own page. This especially applies to the younger generation, who are very dependent on social projects in which they can communicate, play, and show themselves to the whole world! Selfies have become a fashionable trend on the Internet. A photo taken with the front camera of a smartphone, or reflected in a mirror. In our country, such self-portraits began to be called “self-portraits”, a cute name, but with tragic incidents...
Selfies taken moments before death. Top 10
It's hard to imagine a modern phone without a camera. Going on a trip to new places, or just walking down the street, people take pictures against the backdrop of landmarks, beautiful landscapes and post new photos on social networks, where they expect rewards in the form of likes and reposts. But such self-portraits do not always pay off! There are more and more cases in the world where people do desperate and thoughtless things to earn recognition on social networks. Sometimes, selfies become the last shots of their lives. Today we will tell you about selfies that were taken right before death! Tragic stories of modern photographers.
Selfie with a gun. The accident occurred in Texas, where 19-year-old Alonzo Daleon Smith died from a gunshot. The guy was playing with a loaded gun and decided to take a cool photo. He accidentally pulled the trigger and shot him in the throat.
Cultural monument. A Japanese tourist was fatally injured while entering the Indian Taj Mahal Museum. The man wanted to take a selfie in front of the landmark, but slipped and hit his head on the step. He died from a traumatic brain injury.
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Chelyabinsk bite. Two men from Chelyabinsk paid with their lives for their prank. The comrades were returning from fishing and noticed a snake in the grass. The men decided to catch the reptile and take a photo with it. They thought that the snake was not poisonous, but it turned out to be the opposite! The fishermen received several bites and died in hospital.
Against a background with a bear. People do idiotic things for the sake of a beautiful selfie. A tourist from the United States decided that a bear from the reserve would sit quietly and pose for her smartphone. But the clubfoot attacked the girl, and she died from her injuries.
Deadly Falls. The accident occurred in the city of Yaremche, Ukraine. The young man wanted to shoot a beautiful landscape with a waterfall in the background. Eyewitnesses say that the guy came too close to the cliff, he lost his balance and fell. They searched for his body for several days due to strong currents.
Selfies have become increasingly popular in recent years. In pursuit of fame, people take dangerous photos without thinking about safety. The collection contains 10 shocking selfies a second before death, reports Life.ru.
On June 9, 2014, a group of students and teachers from an engineering college went on an excursion to the city of Manali in India. About 20 people separated from the general group to take photographs on the banks of the Beas River. Those wishing to take selfies were simply washed away by the wave that rose after the release of water from the reservoir of a local hydroelectric power station.
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 a car driven by her friend collided with an oncoming car.
In 2014, a Mexican man died while trying to take a selfie with a gun that accidentally went off 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.
Ksenia Ignatieva climbed the railway bridge in St. Petersburg in 2014. The schoolgirl wanted to take a selfie against the backdrop of the rails going into the distance, but lost her balance and fell off the iron structure. When Ksenia fell, she grabbed an electrical cable and received an electric shock. The girl died immediately.
A new fashion among young people, called Selfie Olympic, claimed the life of 18-year-old Oscar Rey. On January 2, 2015, the guy took a photo of himself in a SpongeBob costume and posted the photo on Facebook. The post received more than 200 likes. Oscar's friends said that so many signs of attention motivated him to take an even crazier photo. On January 3 at about 2 p.m. he was found dead in the toilet. Oscar fell from the door and broke his head, and then died from heavy loss of blood.
Ramon Gonzalez, a Puerto Rican rapper known as Jadiel, died while being photographed while riding a motorcycle. He was visiting family in Rochester, New York, and decided to document his walk. The photo was a success, but a moment later Ramon lost control and fell under the wheels of an oncoming car. He died from multiple injuries on May 10, 2014 in hospital.
Parkour artist Pavel Kashin, who performed a difficult jump - a backflip on the roof of a 16-story building in St. Petersburg, was unable to complete the trick and fell off the building in 2013. The young man died from his injuries. The last photo of his son was posted on social networks by his father as an edification to others.
In July 2014, this 13-year-old teenager, Karen Hernandez, wanted to take a selfie along a river in Durango, Mexico. Karen did not calculate her own strength, lost her balance, fell into the water and drowned. Some time later, rescuers found her body.
On April 26, 2014, 32-year-old Courtney Sanford died in a car accident. Just a couple of seconds before her death, the woman managed to post her selfie on Facebook to the song of Pharrell Williams.
A Polish couple on holiday in Portugal tried to take a selfie while climbing onto the edge of a cliff. The couple fell and were killed. The death of the parents was witnessed by their small children, 5 and 6 years old, who stood below and waited for mom and dad.
The tragedy occurred in August 2014.
The last few years have been hot for active Instagram users. The most popular social network in the world was hit by a wave of selfies. Millions of stars and ordinary people continuously posted photos of their faces day and night. Of course, such a large-scale flash mob could not but bring disaster. There are several cases where self-love became a real tragedy. It is about such cases that he will tell you PEOPLETALK.
Selfie in the bathroom
There were no signs of trouble when a 17-year-old Muscovite Catherine went to the bathroom with my tablet. But the girl did not foresee that a tablet connected to an outlet a few centimeters above the water was the biggest danger. As soon as Kate decided to take a photo, the device slipped out of her hands and led to instant death.
Selfie while driving
Two young girls from Missouri We were in a hurry to go to a bachelorette party. Happy bride Colette Moreno and her friend Eli Theobald We decided to capture such a joyful moment in our lives. Bye Eli, who was driving, overtook the car in front, her friend tried to take a selfie and asked Eli to smile sweetly for the camera. But at that moment a pickup truck was driving in the oncoming lane. Instant collision claims life Colette, and here Eli The airbag saved me.
Selfie on the edge of a cliff
A 16-year-old Italian lover of photographing natural wonders was pushed by her hobby to fall off a cliff. Isabella Fraciolla, while looking for inspiration for a new shot, approached the edge of a 20-meter cliff located in the city of Taranto, the girl lost her balance and fell off the cliff. All the doctors’ efforts to bring Isabella back to life were in vain.
Selfie on the rock
Another similar tragedy occurred with married couple tourists come from Poland. The couple tried to take a selfie on the edge of the cliff. Two small children looked at their parents from nearby. This was the last selfie for the couple who fell from the cliff.
Selfie on the roof of a train
In May 2015, a girl from Romania went to the train station with my friend to take the most unusual selfie. Lying on the roof of a train, 18 year old Anna Ursu raised her leg and touched a wire through which a current with enormous voltage passed. As a result of this the body Anna instantly ignited.
Selfie on the stairs
14 year old Filipina Christina Rosello one day I decided to take a selfie after leaving school during a break. A 10-meter-high ladder caught the student’s eye, and the girl climbed onto it with a phone in her hands. Then everything was as usual: a fall, numerous fractures, a concussion. Doctors were unable to save the girl’s life; she was dead a few hours later.
Selfie on the bridge
The story of this girl is not much different from all the previous ones. The cause of her death was also a fall from a height while trying to make beautiful photo. Climbing onto a high bridge, a young schoolgirl Ksenia Ignatieva from St. Petersburg lost her balance, grabbed a bare wire and fell down onto the rails from the electric shock.
Selfie with a gun
A similar incident occurred in Mexico, where a 21-year-old man died from his seemingly harmless addiction to selfies. Oscar Otero Aguilar He often posted photos with alcohol, girls and cars on social networks. But this time everything has gone too far. The young man decided to take a photo with a gun to his temple. The sudden shot was so loud that all the neighbors immediately woke up and called an ambulance and the police. But save Oscar failed.
#SelfieOlympics
Some time ago Instagram literally replete with all sorts of shots of young girls and boys who were passing the baton to each other called “ Olympic selfie" The idea was to photograph yourself in an unusual athletic pose or position. 18 year old Oscar Reyes I have taken similar photographs many times. His hobby brought him a lot of pleasure, because his friends generously appreciated all his efforts with likes. But on January 2, 2015, the guy decided to take a photo of himself hanging on the door. Having fallen from it, Oscar broke his head and died from terrible loss of blood.
Selfie on the beach
18 year old Filipina named Cezka Agas posed with her friends on the shores of a luxurious beach next to the famous windmills. A sea wave knocked the girl off her feet and carried her to the depths. This photograph was the last in the girl’s life, because she did not know how to swim.
There are many sophisticated ways to go to the next world, but could we have thought just a couple of years ago that people would die trying to take a photo on the very edge of an abyss or with a gun to their head?
1. A 17-year-old Russian schoolgirl from St. Petersburg, Ksenia Ignatieva, was only a month shy of coming of age. Being at the very top of the railway bridge, the girl lost her balance for a second and fell down. While falling, she caught on a high-voltage cable, which led to instant death.
2. 32-year-old resident of North Carolina (USA), Courtney Sanford, was driving along a busy highway, singing the Pharrell Williams song “Happy”. It was the desire to share happiness with others that forced the woman to take a dangerous selfie and post the photo on Facebook. This was the very last thing she managed to do before her death. Losing control, a second later Courtney crashed into a garbage truck and died on the spot.
3. The next dangerous selfie that led to death was attempted by a Japanese tourist while visiting the Taj Mahal. Choosing a good angle, he stumbled and rolled down the marble steps, knocking down his comrade. The friend escaped with a broken leg, but the lover of extreme photography died of a heart attack. His death was far from the first on the steps of an Indian temple and, judging by the trend, it is unlikely to be the last.
4. It’s hard to imagine what (or rather, what) Mexican Oscar Otero was thinking about a second before his death, trying to take a selfie with a gun to his temple.
The result is predictable: the 21-year-old macho shot himself in the head without having time to take a photo. It’s a shame, because now only a pathologist knows what was in his brain.
5. The following is one of the last selfies before death is simply monstrous in its recklessness. A married couple from Poland, while vacationing in , decided to photograph themselves at the most extreme point of Europe, Cape Cabo da Roca. A sudden gust of wind threw both of them over the edge of an 80-meter cliff in front of their children, 5 and 6 years old. Psychologists have been working with them for a long time, and they are faced with the difficult task of convincing the orphans that their parents were normal people.
6. Another candidate for the Darwin Award is 18-year-old Anna Ursu from Romania. Having climbed onto the roof of the train, she wanted to “effectively raise her leg,” as her miraculously surviving friend later explained. The effect was quite impressive: having touched a high-voltage wire with her foot, the lover of dangerous selfies immediately flared up like a torch, receiving a discharge of 27,000 volts.
7. Selfies with dangerous animals also often cause death. 32-year-old Spaniard David Gonzalez, during the traditional festival, could not catch himself and the bull in the frame. Carried away, he did not notice how one of the animals ran up to him from behind and literally impaled him on his horns. It was not possible to save the unlucky photographer.
8. A resident of the UK, while visiting Wales, was so impressed by the raging thunderstorm that he decided to film himself with lightning in the background. If he hadn't skipped physics classes at school, he would have known how dangerous his latest selfie at the very top of the hill with a metal stick raised up could be. The unlucky photographer did not pretend to be a lightning rod for long: after a few seconds, the very first lightning strike ended in his death.
9. If an individual photo from an extreme place hardly surprises anyone, then a group selfie taken a moment before death is something new. A group of 24 Indian students and teachers wanted to take pictures of themselves in front of the dam, unaware that the reservoir had started releasing water. As a result, only 5 bodies were found, the rest were missing.
10. Several groups of tourists found themselves at the site of an unexpected eruption of the Ontake volcano in Japan. In a matter of minutes, a dangerous mixture of ash, gas and stones fell on everyone who was nearby. Few managed to escape; more than 30 people became victims of the volcano.
The most interesting thing began after a while, when the smoke cleared and the rescue operation began. Having found the surviving phones, rescuers were shocked by the latest entries. It turns out that when the eruption began, many tourists, instead of running, spent precious seconds taking selfies and shooting videos.
One of the online publications calculated that in 2015 the number of victims bad photos exceeded the number of victims of shark teeth worldwide. The epidemic is only gaining momentum and the most dangerous selfies before death are yet to come...
