The last known case, at the beginning of February, was that of
Daniela María Avena
.
The
A 41-year-old woman died after trying to take a selfie in the Piedras Coloradas area of Tucumán.
The neighbor of
González Catán
enjoyed her family vacation and they were on an excursion through the Los Sosa Provincial Nature Reserve.
It was in this context that the woman had
the idea of taking a selfie
to save the moment.
But she lost her balance on the rock she was standing on and she fell into a torrent of water that carried her to her death.
Daniela María Avena died after trying to take a selfie in the Piedras Coloradas area of Tucumán.
Daniela's story is similar to that of other people who, in order to get a photo, risked and lost their lives.
The mechanics of tragedies repeats itself and the list is long.
Natalia Ramallo
Natalia lived in San Fernando, Buenos Aires province, and was 39 years old when at the end of last year she decided to take a vacation with her partner and her son in the town of
San Rafael, Mendoza
.
Natalia Ramallo fell from the Atuel Canyon while trying to take a selfie.
On December 27, 2022, Natalia wanted to take a photo on the edge of a cliff in the
Atuel Canyon
, but a bad move ended up making her fall off a precipice of
more than 100 meters
.
The husband and his son were on top of the stone from which the woman fell.
Firefighters came to the scene, who worked on the rescue.
Ines Gomila
Inés and her partner had arranged a trip to Italy at the end of November 2022. On a tourist tour of the Amalfi Coast, the 36-year-old woman
was hit by a wave while taking pictures in the middle of a strong storm.
Inés Gomila died while trying to take a photo in the middle of a storm on the Amalfi coast.
Gomila's husband managed to survive by clinging to the rocks and received medical attention at the Castiglione di Ravello hospital.
However, the woman was found dead by the local Coast Guard.
Sofia Cheung
Sofia, 32,
was an influencer from Hong Kong
who used to share her images around the world with her followers.
In July 2021, she and her friends were on a trip to Ha Pak Lai Park when they saw the Tsing Dai stream in Tuen Mun, and decided to take some photos.
Sofia Cheung died trying to take a photo in some falls.
Cheung
chose a spot at the edge of a waterfall
at the park's Pineapple Mountain site.
However, he apparently lost his balance and fell about four meters.
Her friends immediately called emergency services, who quickly arrived at the scene and took her to hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
jack fenton
The 22-year-old left England for Greece on a purely tourist trip.
He came from sharing a vacation with his parents and his friends in a city near Mykonos.
And when getting off the helicopter that was transporting him to Athens,
Fenton wanted to take a selfie.
Jack Fenton suffered a fatal blow when trying to take a photo.
At that moment, he felt a blow
from the helicopter's tail rotor blades
and died instantly.
Vinshu Viswanath and Meenakshi Moorthy
They were a couple and were born in India.
Vishnu
Viswanath was 29 and Meenakshi Moorthy was 30.
They fell to their deaths from California's Taft Point Park
, a popular overlook that has no railings.
As explained by the media in 2018, this happened when they tried to take a picture.
A couple died when they fell from an overlook in California while trying to take a photo.
Moments after the tragedy, their bodies were recovered by park rangers there.
The couple, who lived in the United States, loved to travel and had a blog called "Holidays and HappilyEverAfters", where they recounted their adventures.
Sandra Manuela Da Costa Medo
The woman from Portugal died while
trying to take a selfie from the 27th floor
of a building in Panama City.
As the Panamanian media explained at the time, she wanted a panoramic view of the city sitting on the balcony railing.
Sandra Manuela Da Costa Medo attempted a panoramic view that cost her a 27-story fall.
His body was left lying between the floors near the building called Luxur, located in the neighborhood of El Cangrejo.
Oliver Pats
On June 29, 2016, the 51-year-old German was on an excursion to the Machu Pichu archaeological park and
wanted to take a selfie outside the security cordon
that marks the route for visitors.
From there,
he fell into the void
.
Oliver Pats, a tourist who died in Machu Pichu.
A watchman who was a few meters from the place of the accident point alerted the rescuers in the area to help the tourist.
However, Pats quickly died.
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