Un turista francés que se tomaba una selfie murió al caer desde una cascada en la isla tailandesa de Koh Samui, informó el viernes la policía local.

El accidente tuvo lugar el jueves por la tarde en este lugar muy apreciado por los turistas y conocido por sus playa de arena blancas y sus senderos en la selva.

El hombre de 33 años cayó en la cascada Na Mueang 2, el mimo lugar en el que murió en julio pasado un turista español.

“Fueron necesarias varias horas para recuperar el cuerpo, ya que el terreno es resbaladizo y abrupto”, indicó el teniente Phuvadol Viriyavarangkul. “Su amigo nos contó que intentaba hacerse una selfie, resbaló y cayó”, agregó.

Según un estudio del All India Institute of Medical Sciences de 2018, los accidentes por selfies provocaron 259 muertes en el mundo entre octubre de 2011 y noviembre de 2017.

Handout | Na Mueang Rescue Unit Koh Samui Municipality | Agence France-Presse
Handout | Na Mueang Rescue Unit Koh Samui Municipality | Agence France-Presse

Recordemos que en 2018 una pareja de influencers de India que buscaba la “foto perfecta” murió luego de caer por un precipicio mientras se tomaban una selfie.

Se trata de Vishnu Viswanath, de 29 años, y Meenakshi Moorthy, de 30, quienes perdieron la vida al precipitarse por un acantilado de 240 metros de profundidad en el Parque Yosemite, en Estados Unidos.

La pareja se había casado hace cuatro años y se había mudado a vivir a la ciudad de San José (Estados Unidos). Los dos dedicaban sus días de vacaciones para viajar por lugares extremos y retratar sus aventuras en Instagram.

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