After becoming a global sensation over the past decade, selfies have killed five times more people than shark attacks. And this trend is amplifying with the advent of accessories and the increasing sophistication of smartphones.
Although women take more selfies, teenagers account for three quarters of deaths. They die in collisions, drowning, falls or gun accidents.
A tragic accident involving a 15yearold girl has shocked residents of a building in the town of Ortaca, in western Turkey’s Mugla province. Melike Gun Kanavuzlar died after dropping his phone while taking a selfie on the building’s roof.
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According to the authorities, the young woman tried to recover the device, eventually lost her balance and fell from the 4th floor. Security cameras captured the moment the Turkish woman’s body fell to the sidewalk.
In the footage, a pedestrian appears on the sidewalk and picks up her cellphone lying on the ground, and seconds later Kanavuzlar’s body hits the ground beside him.
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The teenager was taken to hospital in critical condition, transferred to an intensive care unit (ICU) in the city of Mugla, southwestern Turkey, and died after 18 days in hospital. Kanavuzlar was buried on October 30.