A woman fell to her death off a waterfall as she tried to retrieve her camera tripod after it dropped over a ledge.
Aspiring doctor Ujvala Vemuru plunged 66 feet to her death in Yanbacoochie Falls in Lamington National Park, Australia this weekend.
Emergency responders then spent six-and-a-half hours retrieving the body using vertical rescue equipment. Doctors worked tirelessly to save Ms Vemuru but she tragically died at the scene. According to recent research, selfie-related deaths constitute a new public health risk — with the most common deaths coming about from people falling off cliffs and waterfalls while taking a photo.researchers found that selfie-related injury and deaths have become a public health concern amid the near ubiquitous use of smartphones and social media apps.
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