Millions of people across the world everyday hold up their cameras to snap selfies to share with their friends. But according to new data, more people have died taking selfies than have been killed by sharks this year.
So far in 2015, a total of 12 people are known to have suffered selfie-related deaths after either falling or being struck by a moving vehicle when taking a picture of themselves. However, according to data provided by Mashable, only eight people are known to have been killed by a shark.
Experts believe the rise in selfie-related deaths could be down to the fact that people are more willing to put themselves in dangerous situations, such as with animals or posing from great heights, to impress friends on social media. This has forced wildlife parks to close as officials were concerned about people wanting to take selfies with wild bears.
Australian tourist Kristi Kafcaloudious fell 200 metres to her death while trying to take pictures near a rock face in Norway. A Singaporean tourist was drowned while attempting to take a selfie off the coast of Bali and another tourist was also killed in a Spanish town as he tried to take a picture during a bull run. In May, a teenager in the Ryazan region died while attempting to take a selfie as he climbed on a railway bridge and accidentally came into contact with live wires.
This led to the Russian interior ministry to issue a road sign-style leaflet and video warning that taking a “cool selfie could cost you your life.” Among the advice is not taking a self portrait with a gun or posing alone in front of a lion.
Yelena Alexeyeva, an aide to the interior minister, said: “Unfortunately we have noted recently that the number of accidents caused by lovers of self-photography is constantly increasing. Since the beginning of the year we are talking about some hundred cases of injuries for sure.”
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