Xenia Ignatyeva
The ability to share photos with the world via social media is something we can all appreciate. Unfortunately, it has also encouraged many people — kids and parents alike — to put themselves in danger in an attempt to take the perfect picture. For some, the consequences have been grave.
In fact, according to Mashable, more people have died in 2015 from taking selfies than from shark attacks.
Last year, 17-year-old Xenia Ignatyeva was trying to take a selfie on a railway bridge in St. Petersburg, Russia, when she slipped and fell 30 feet. She managed to grab a wire, but it was live and Ignatyeva was electrocuted.
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Hideto Ueda
Hideto Ueda, 66, was trying to take a photo of himself and two of his colleagues on the steps of the Taj Mahal when he slipped and fell. He lost consciousness immediately, and died later in the hospital as a result of head injuries. His colleague, who also fell, was more lucky, and only fractured his leg.
David González Lopez
David González Lopez, 32, was gored to death while taking a selfie at a bull-running festival in Spain. While he stood in an unprotected area recording two fighting bulls, a third ran up and attacked him from behind. He was thrown up in the air several times by the bull, sustaining injuries to both the neck and thigh.
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Oscar Otero
Playing with guns while drinking isn't safe at any age. Oscar Otero, 21, pointed a .45-caliber pistol for a selfie he later planned to post on Facebook. He accidentally pulled the trigger and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Polish Couple
On August 9, 2014 a Polish couple fell off the cliffs at Cabo da Roca in Portugal while trying to take a selfie. Their 5- and 6-year-old kids, who were not part of the photo, stayed safe well away from the edge, but witnessed the whole incident.
Anna Ursu
Romanian Anna Ursu, 18, wanted to take a photo of herself on top of a non-moving train with her leg in the air. While she didn't touch the live cables overhead, her leg entered an electrical field and the teen was electrocuted and burned. With more than 50 percent of her body covered in burns, she died later at the hospital.
Sylwia Rajchel
Sylwia Rajchel, a 23-year-old medical student on vacation in Spain, lost her balance while trying to take a selfie on the ledge of the famous "Puente de Triana" bridge. Medics were able to revive her after she went into cardiac arrest, but her condition was too serious and she died later at the hospital.
Isabella Fracchiolla
A school trip to Taranto, in southeastern Italy, ended in a tragic death for 16-year-old Isabella Fracchiolla. She was taking a photo on the edge of the cliff but lost her footing and fell 60 feet onto the rocks below. She died after undergoing major surgery.
Ann Sanford
Ann Sanford, 32, was taking selfies and posting them on Facebook when she drove head-on into a truck and was killed. She was most likely listening to Pharrell Williams' "Happy" because her post read, "The happy song makes me HAPPY!" The driver of the truck survived.
Chezka Agas
Chezka Agas, 18, was posing with her friends in front of the Bangui windmills on a beach in the Philippines when she and her eight friends were engulfed by a large wave. All of the girls were dragged out to sea, but Agas, who drowned, was the only fatality.
