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Scientists are calling for the absence of "selfie zones" after the incredible number of "selficides" has been revealed in a new study.
Between 2011 and 2017, 259 people were accidentally killed in different ways by taking selfies around the world.
The most common way to die taking selfies was to drown, be hit by traffic or fall.
And this happens especially to men, nearly three quarters of the victims being men.
Eight people were killed by animals taking selfies and 16 others were electrocuted during the same period.
The country where most of the deaths occurred was India, which accounted for about half of all self-related deaths, followed closely by Russia, the United States, and Pakistan.
Dr. Agam Bansal of the Indian Institute of Medical Sciences led the research. He said something had to be done.
"Selfies are not harmful themselves, but the human behavior that accompanies selfies is dangerous," he said.
"People need to be aware of certain risky behaviors and risky places where selfies should not be taken.
"No selfie zone should be declared in many tourist areas, especially places such as water bodies, mountain tops and high-rise buildings in order to reduce the number of selfie-related deaths."
One of last year's incidents, 48 people were injured while taking selfies in front of a bakery in India, despite warnings from firefighters to move away.
And earlier this year, a British tourist and his Australian boyfriend fell 30 meters from their death taking a selfie on a beach in Portugal.
In the same way, Sarita Rammahesh Chouhan took a selfie in front of her family in a place of popular beauty in India, a few seconds before her death.
This story originally appeared in The Sun and has been reproduced with permission.
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