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According to a 2018 study by the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 259 people died worldwide while trying to take a selfie between October 2011 to November 2017.
“This is just the tip of the iceberg,” reads part of the study. “Many cases are not reported.”
The average age of those who died was 23 years old, but the study found that death-by-selfie risk drops significantly after the age of 30.
The study found that people were most likely to die of drowning, being struck by a vehicle, or falling while trying to get the perfect shot.
“The most common drowning incidents include washed away by waves on a beach, capsizing of boats while rowing, clicking selfies on shore while not knowing how to swim, or ignoring warnings,” researcher Adam Bansal said in the study.
Bansal said that out of all the vehicle deaths, people are most likely to be hit by a moving train but “among all the reasons for death, drowning and fire have the highest deaths/incident ratio.”
The study suggests that tourist destinations should declare “no-selfie zones” in “places such as water bodies, mountain peaks and over tall buildings to decrease the incidence of selfie-related deaths.”
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– With files from Adam Frisk
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