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German tourist falls to his death while posing for photo atop Machu Picchu
This is hardly of national importance, so no LBN for this.
Boy, oh, boy - people just wander around on the Metro platforms staring at their phones. They have no idea of their surroundings. I don't see this going away anytime soon.
German tourist falls to his death while posing for photo atop Machu Picchu
By Michael E. Miller July 1 at 5:35 AM
@MikeMillerDC
A German tourist has died while trying to take a photo atop Machu Picchu. ... The tourist, identified by the BBC and Peruvian media as 51-year-old Oliver Park, died Wednesday after slipping from a ledge and falling approximately 130 feet. ... He was posing for a mid-leap photo when he fell off Machu Picchu mountain, which overlooks the ancient Incan citadel of the same name.
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The German’s death was the latest in a long string of accidents suffered by tourists as they posed for photographs in scenic locations.
A day earlier, a South Korean tourist fell to his death while taking a selfie in the north of Peru. The tourist plunged more than 1,600 feet off the Gocta waterfall in the Amazonas region, according to Canal N.
Selfie-distracted tourists have become a safety hazard around the globe in recent years as smartphones and selfie sticks spread. People snapping selfies have been gored by bison in Yellowstone and hit by oncoming trains. ... Last year, a Japanese tourist died after falling down stairs while taking a photo of himself at the Taj Mahal. In December, a family of four drowned in southern India after a woman’s selfie went awry, according to the Times of India. And this June, seven men drowned in the Ganges in another river-side selfie gone wrong, the Telegraph reported. ... Earlier this year, a Washington state man accidentally killed himself while taking a selfie with his gun.
By Michael E. Miller July 1 at 5:35 AM
@MikeMillerDC
A German tourist has died while trying to take a photo atop Machu Picchu. ... The tourist, identified by the BBC and Peruvian media as 51-year-old Oliver Park, died Wednesday after slipping from a ledge and falling approximately 130 feet. ... He was posing for a mid-leap photo when he fell off Machu Picchu mountain, which overlooks the ancient Incan citadel of the same name.
....
The German’s death was the latest in a long string of accidents suffered by tourists as they posed for photographs in scenic locations.
A day earlier, a South Korean tourist fell to his death while taking a selfie in the north of Peru. The tourist plunged more than 1,600 feet off the Gocta waterfall in the Amazonas region, according to Canal N.
Selfie-distracted tourists have become a safety hazard around the globe in recent years as smartphones and selfie sticks spread. People snapping selfies have been gored by bison in Yellowstone and hit by oncoming trains. ... Last year, a Japanese tourist died after falling down stairs while taking a photo of himself at the Taj Mahal. In December, a family of four drowned in southern India after a woman’s selfie went awry, according to the Times of India. And this June, seven men drowned in the Ganges in another river-side selfie gone wrong, the Telegraph reported. ... Earlier this year, a Washington state man accidentally killed himself while taking a selfie with his gun.
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What could go wrong? 
Bet he won't do it again though 
