Documenting Selfie Deaths
A 66-year-old Italian man saw an elephant at a watering hole on Sunday, September 18, 2016, at the Swara Camp in Kulalu ranch in Kenya and went to take photographs. The elephant felt provoked and charged towards him. Continue reading “Italian tourist killed while taking selfie with an elephant”
A man who tried to take a selfie with an elephant was killed by an agitated tusker at Amlekhgunj in Bara district, Nepal on the evening of Sunday, July 10th of 2016. Continue reading “Elephant kills selfie photographer in Nepal”
A man in China who tried to take a selfie with a walrus was killed by the animal as it playfully dragged the man into the water, according to eyewitnesses.
Reportedly, the incident occurred earlier this month at Xixiakou Wildlife Park in Rongcheng city in the north-east of the country, at or before Wednesday, May 11th, 2016. Continue reading “Man takes selfie with 1.5 tonnes walrus and is killed”
On Sunday, August 9th, 2015, a man died after being gored by a bull in Villaseca de la Sagra, Spain, while taking a selfie on his mobile phone. Continue reading “Man taking a selfie is gored to death by bull”