'Selfiecides' account for more than five times the number of fatalities, and the numbers are only rising.
According to the study, conducted by researchers at the Indian teaching hospitals group AIIMS, the typical victim of"selfiecide" is a male and in his early 20s. A majority are from India, with smaller percentages from Russia, the United States and Pakistan. Most deaths are caused by drowning, being hit by vehicles or—as in the case of Wu, Frankfurter and the Moorthys—falling. Other causes include posing with loaded weapons, with wild animals or while driving.
While the report shows most deaths were the result of"risky behavior," not every selfiecide was by a wannabe daredevil. Some were from fluke accidents, likeThe authors of the study call for local governments to declare"no selfie zones" in dangerous areas, like mountain peaks and atop tall buildings. In Mumbai, there are already 16 such zones, but insiders say they're widely ignored. After the 2015 death of Eri Yuanto, who fell into the crater of Mt.
"Certain deaths due to selfies may be reported as traffic accidents or other [athings], which leads to underreporting of a large number of cases."what he sees as a growing problem: Called Saftie, it houses a database of some 7,000 spots around the world deemed dangerous to take selfies.
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