Hiker deaths: Selfies are creating a modern public health issue.
7 months, 1 week ago

Hiker deaths: Selfies are creating a modern public health issue.

Slate  

In July, 27-year-old travel influencer Aanvi Kamdar fell to her death while shooting footage at a 300-foot waterfall in India to share on her Instagram. That’s why, for the past few years, researcher Sam Cornell has led the call to consider death by selfie a public health issue. He found that as visitor numbers increase, “they’re struggling with this problem,” he says, and looking for new ways to solve it. A more drastic measure is to designate an entire area a “no-selfie zone.” Some researchers have called for more adoption of these zones; there’s no data currently to support their efficacy. “But I also think that you should be informed if you’re doing something risky.” The next time you hear about a selfie death, consider your own risk and communicate with those in your life who might be at increased risk.

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Taking selfies is now a 'public health problem', say researchers after spate of deaths at beauty spots
1 year, 3 months ago

Taking selfies is now a 'public health problem', say researchers after spate of deaths at beauty spots

Daily Mail  

Taking selfies should be considered a 'public health problem', according to new research. Researchers said the public must be made aware of the risks posed by selfies — with an estimated 92million snapped globally every day — and urged social media apps to install software to warn people of the dangers as they go to take a selfie. She fell …

Selfies are five times more deadly than shark attacks, reveals death toll study
5 years, 8 months ago

Selfies are five times more deadly than shark attacks, reveals death toll study

Daily Mail  

Selfies, which have become a global sensation in the last decade or so, have remarkably killed five times more people than shark attacks. Between October 2011 and November 2017, at least 259 people died taking selfies around the globe, according to India's Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, compared to just 50 people killed by sharks in the same …

Youth run risk of death for that ultimate' selfie
6 years, 5 months ago

Youth run risk of death for that ultimate' selfie

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: India tops the list of countries that have the most number of ‘selfie deaths’, according to a study by the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. There have been several such incidents in Hyderabad, the latest one being the death of a student attempting to take a selfie in Talab Katta earlier this week. A senior official of …

More than 250 people have died taking selfies since 2011
6 years, 5 months ago

More than 250 people have died taking selfies since 2011

CNN  

CNN — Snapping the perfect selfie can be fun. Researchers from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, a group of public medical colleges in New Delhi, scoured news reports on selfie deaths that occurred from October 2011 to November 2017. Unsurprisingly, the US led in the number of selfie deaths involving a firearm – people accidentally shooting themselves while …

No-selfie zones needed to stop people dying while trying to get the perfect shot, scientists claim
6 years, 5 months ago

No-selfie zones needed to stop people dying while trying to get the perfect shot, scientists claim

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Researchers have called for the …

Selfie the new killfie...Is it?
6 years, 7 months ago

Selfie the new killfie...Is it?

Hindustan Times  

Two teenage friends, aged 15, were run over by a train when they were clicking a selfie on a rail over bridge near Katana Sahib village in Ludhiana district’s Doraha on Sunday. Trying to decode the craze, Dr A Qureshi says: “It’s the race to prove oneself on social media and achieve maximum number of likes for the pictures are …

Instagram warning after tourist taking photos plunges to his death at The Gap in Albany
6 years, 9 months ago

Instagram warning after tourist taking photos plunges to his death at The Gap in Albany

ABC  

The death of a tourist who fell 40 metres down a sheer cliff face on Western Australia's south coast has prompted a warning — is the perfect holiday snap worth it? Wedding Cake Rock, an iconic landmark in the Royal National Park south of Sydney, became flooded with tourists in 2015 after selfies and images of people perched on the …

A grave selfie-fdom
7 years, 2 months ago

A grave selfie-fdom

Deccan Chronicle  

The selfie craze has gone overboard. The city-based psychiatrist Dr Manoj Sharma from the SHUT Clinic which deals in such new-age issues explains the gravity of the situation, “I feel that people take a lot of selfies just to get the appreciation and feeling of well-being from their peers. I also feel social media influences people to take more selfies …

Stunts by selfie obsessed youth!
7 years, 3 months ago

Stunts by selfie obsessed youth!

Deccan Chronicle  

From a clamorous ‘burnout’ and a gnarly ‘wheelie’ to pulling a ‘superman’ly step with a selfie, of course — acts like these, which are performed on motorbikes and moving vehicles, are inane yet common occurrences on Indian roads. Incidentally, the country also tops the charts in the number of ‘selfie’ deaths caused due to bizarre picture taking sessions and other …

India Declares War On Unsafe Selfies
7 years, 4 months ago

India Declares War On Unsafe Selfies

NPR  

India Declares War On Unsafe Selfies Enlarge this image toggle caption Harish Parmar/EyeEm/Getty Images Harish Parmar/EyeEm/Getty Images How far would you go to snap the perfect selfie? To find these "killfies," researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology in New Delhi rounded up newspaper reports and data on selfie deaths worldwide. "There is very little …

Kerala: Toll rising as selfie' becomes killfie' for many
7 years, 6 months ago

Kerala: Toll rising as selfie' becomes killfie' for many

Deccan Chronicle  

KOZHIKODE: The series of selfie related deaths in the state has made experts call for ‘selfie-free zones’ on tourism spots and other public places, and educate children on mature selfie behaviour. Last two years witnessed a sudden jump - seven youngsters drowned last year on Mangrul Lake near Nagpur when their boats had tipped over as they were taking selfies. …

India has the highest number of selfie deaths in the world
7 years, 8 months ago

India has the highest number of selfie deaths in the world

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A study found that between March 2014 and September 2016, 60 per cent of all “selfie deaths”, where a person …

With alarming rise in selfie deaths, government to declare ‘selfie danger zones’
8 years, 7 months ago

With alarming rise in selfie deaths, government to declare ‘selfie danger zones’

India TV News  

The craze among people to take a perfect selfie has led to an alarming number of deaths in India that can better be called off as death-by-selfie. According to a Mail Today report, the Centre is planning to introduce a set of measures so as to identify such danger zones at tourist destinations across the nation. “I have written to …

Killer clicks: How our selfie-obsession turned a tech revolution into a death trap
8 years, 9 months ago

Killer clicks: How our selfie-obsession turned a tech revolution into a death trap

India TV News  

- In Mumbai, two students lost their lives after they fell into the waters of the Arabian Sea while attempting a selfie. - A 43-year-old man in the USA accidentally shot and killed himself while taking a selfie with a gun in hand - 5 tourists fell off a cliff while clicking a selfie in Goa, two severely injured When …

Indian conservationists worried about wildlife selfie craze
8 years, 10 months ago

Indian conservationists worried about wildlife selfie craze

Firstpost  

Worried with reports of deaths due to craze for wildlife selfies, conservationists have raised concerns about enthusiasts risking their lives and endangering animals for photographs. I would suggest don’t do it,” said Pradeep Vyas, West Bengal’s principal chief conservator of forests and chief wildlife warden. Conceding he had received reports of certain deaths which allegedly occurred while clicking selfies, Vyas …

Bombay bans 'selfies' as number of deaths linked to camera craze increases
9 years ago

Bombay bans 'selfies' as number of deaths linked to camera craze increases

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. India is home to the highest number of people …

How selfie-related deaths happen
9 years, 1 month ago

How selfie-related deaths happen

CNN  

Story highlights An Indian teen died after accidentally shooting himself in the head while taking a selfie Since 2014, dozens of people reportedly died as a result of some sort of accident involving a selfie The most dangerous places to take a self-portrait seem to be high places or in water It pops up in the news from time to …

Too Many People Are Dying Over Risky Selfies: Report
9 years, 6 months ago

Too Many People Are Dying Over Risky Selfies: Report

Huff Post  

Petri Artturi Asikainen via Getty Images Woman shooting dangerous selfie with city view. Dozens of grisly selfie-related deaths and injuries in early 2015 led Russia's Interior Ministry to launch a campaign warning avid mobile phone snappers about the danger of, among other things, posing for a selfie with a lion. The European Union in June proposed a law to criminalize …

Death by selfie? Russian police release safety brochure
9 years, 8 months ago

Death by selfie? Russian police release safety brochure

CNN  

Story highlights "A cool selfie can cost you your life," Interior Ministry states in a brochure Russia's police force will hand out the safety guide to students and the general public CNN — Russian police are warning the public of a new danger: Death by selfie. “A cool selfie can cost you your life,” the interior ministry states in a …

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