A teen falls to his death while taking a selfie at Yosemite National Park
Sep 10, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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We have heard of many accidents that occurred because of a selfie. Sadly, another one happened on Wednesday when an Israeli hiker was found dead in Yosemite National Park. Reportedly, the young man fell to his death while trying to take a photo of himself.
Times of Israel writes that the 18-year-old Tomer Frankfurter was on a two-month trip to the U.S. According to the boy’s mother, the authorities told her that he tried to take a selfie in Yosemite National Park. Unfortunately, the boy slipped and fell from the height of 820 feet.
A few years ago, it was revealed that more people had died from a selfie than from a shark attack. And we can often see why. People often put themselves in all kinds of dangerous situations in order to take a “memorable” photo of themselves. Two teenage boys, from Houston and from India accidentally shot themselves while posing with guns. Similarly, two men got killed after trying to take a selfie with a walrus and with a bear. And of course, accidents happen even when people aren’t pushing their luck. It can happen to anyone to slip and fall, and sadly, it has happened before. Precisely because of all the selfie-related deaths, some countries are proclaiming no-selfie zones and launching “safety selfie” campaigns.
Apparently, Frankfurter’s fall was an accident. As Times of Israel writes, The U.S. National Parks Service Police did not respond to a request for comment. My thoughts are with the boy’s family, and I must use this opportunity to tell you: please be extra careful when traveling and hiking. No selfie is worth your health or your life.
[via Times of Israel; lead image credits: Walter Siegmund/Wikimedia Commons (modified)]
Dunja Đuđić
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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8 responses to “A teen falls to his death while taking a selfie at Yosemite National Park”
Perhaps there is a way where a selfie app can warn you beforehand to look and take precautions.
Yep, it’s called your brain.
If we depended on the brains, there won’t be many safety measures needed all around us. All products are designed with the stupidest person in mind.
Darwin awards, only the smart will pass on their genes..
One less idiot in the gene pool. My sympathy for this kind of person, disappeared a long time ago.
All harsh comments; the lad was 18 years old! How many of us took chances at that age and did not even appreciate the danger until later. We were all immortal in our late teens as none of our peers had died.
Not harsh comments when we get this kind of article on a near daily basis
People are not pre-programmed to take risks, they choose to take them.
I rode BMX for nearly 25 years, if I screwed myself up by doing something stupid, I didn’t expect sympathy from people, and certainly didn’t get a lot of it during the multiple A&E visits I attended.
If you choose to do something that has inherent risks, then the consequences are purely on your head be it.
The lesson should be learned from this generations peers, there are plenty enough of them dying from trying to get the perfect selfie, maybe vanity should dropped and safety should be thought about far more.
Congradulation; one moron less