In the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, four people of the same
family, including newlyweds, were drowned while taking selfies near the dam.
According to details, six members of the same family, who
were coming to Seero for recreation in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, were
standing in the water near the Pambar Dam holding hands together and trying to
take selfies that suddenly one of their feet slipped. Due to lack of balance,
the rest of the people slipped into the dam.
Among those killed in the dam was a newlywed couple whose
husband and his sister fortunately managed to save their lives, but
unfortunately others drowned.
According to statistics, India has the highest number of
fatalities while taking selfies in the world, while the US National Library of
Medicine has reported 259 deaths due to self-seizure in India between 2011 and
2017. Are.
According to Indian media, the three persons who fell
together in the water were three brothers, aged 14, 18 and 19, along with a
sister and boy sister of nine married couples.
The boy fortunately saved his sister's life but the
remaining 4 were drowned in water. Police said that after the search, the four
bodies have been removed and sent for post-mortem.
In India, the frenzy of taking selfies in new ways is
becoming very common, with the casualties also increasing, experts are warning
people in this regard. According to experts, the reason for this passion among
people is to impress people and friends around them with new ways of taking
selfies.
Earlier in May, three youths taking selfies on a railway
track in Haryana state were suddenly killed when a train arrived. In 2017, an
awareness campaign was also launched by the Indian state of Karnataka, in which
youth and students were informed that the desire to take selfie could prove
fatal.
