Teen Falls to Death Trying to Take Selfie at Yosemite Waterfall
Taking risks for extreme selfies has claimed another life, this time in California’s Yosemite National Park. A teenager hiker has died after falling off an 820-foot cliff while trying to snap a photo of himself.
After reaching an area near the top of the 594-foot Nevada Fall, Frankfurter attempted to take a selfie near a cliff. He then apparently lost his balance, fell over the edge, and plunged an estimated 820 feet (250 meters) to his death, his mother told the Times.
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Signs posted in spots around Yosemite warn visitors about the dangers of stepping into risky places to shoot photos:
Frankfurter’s body was later recovered and will be transported back to Israel for burial.
The teen’s death comes just two months after a trio of famous Instagram stars fell to their deaths off Shannon Falls in British Columbia, Canada.
A report in 2015 found that selfies now lead to more deaths around the world than shark attacks.
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