{"id":2960,"date":"2018-10-06T14:09:46","date_gmt":"2018-10-06T14:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/selfie-deaths-259-people-reported-dead-seeking-the-perfect-picture\/"},"modified":"2018-10-06T14:09:46","modified_gmt":"2018-10-06T14:09:46","slug":"selfie-deaths-259-people-reported-dead-seeking-the-perfect-picture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/selfie-deaths-259-people-reported-dead-seeking-the-perfect-picture\/","title":{"rendered":"Selfie deaths: 259 people reported dead seeking the perfect picture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The quest for extreme selfies killed 259 people between 2011 and 2017, a 2018 global study<\/a> has revealed.<\/p>\n

Researchers at the US National Library of Medicine recommend that ‘no selfie zones’ should be introduced at dangerous spots to reduce deaths.<\/p>\n

These would include the tops of mountains, tall buildings and lakes, where many of the deaths occurred.<\/p>\n

Drowning, transport accidents and falling were found to be the most common cause of death.<\/p>\n

But death by animals, electrocution, fire and firearms also appeared frequently in reports from around the world.<\/p>\n

In July this year, 19-year-old Gavin Zimmerman fell to his death while taking selfies on a cliff in New South Wales, Australia.<\/p>\n

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Tomer Frankfurter died<\/a> in California’s Yosemite National Park in September after falling 250 metres while trying to take a selfie.<\/p>\n

News reports like this were analysed to compile the study.<\/p>\n

They found that selfie-related deaths are most common in India, Russia, the United States and Pakistan and 72.5% of those reported are men.<\/p>\n

Previous studies<\/a> were compiled from Wikipedia pages and Twitter, which researchers say did not give accurate results.<\/p>\n

The new study also showed that the number of deaths is on the rise.<\/p>\n

There were only three reports of selfie-related deaths in 2011, but that number grew to 98 in 2016 and 93 in 2017.<\/p>\n

However, the researchers claim that the actual number of selfie deaths could be much higher because they are never named as the cause of death.<\/p>\n

“It is believed that selfie deaths are underreported and the true problem needs to be addressed,” it says.<\/p>\n

“Certain road accidents while posing for selfies are reported as death due to Road Traffic Accident. <\/p>\n

“Thus, the true magnitude of the problem is underestimated. It is therefore important to assess the true burden, causes, and reasons for selfie deaths so that appropriate interventions can be made.”<\/p>\n

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