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Dumbasses of the Day - January 14, 2021 Edition

Another person has died trying to take a selfie — this time by a person doing the exact same thing.

The tragic accident occurred near Kanakunda in Odisha, India, on January 3 when the woman, identified as Nirupama Prajapati, was trying to take a photo of herself near fast-flowing rapids on the river Ib.

The horrific video, shot by her friends, shows Prajapati had stood precariously on the edge of the turbulent waters as she attempted to capture a perfect shot.

But right behind her, a man clambered over the rocks trying to do the same — but lost his footing and slipped, knocking into her.

Prajapati's screams could be heard even above the roaring water as she teetered in; she managed to hold on for a moment before slipping beneath the gushing foam.

According to India Today, the fire department and her family searched the water for 22 hours until they eventually found her body in a stone crevice, almost 500 yards from where she fell in.

Selfie deaths are becoming an all-to-common phenomenon: just last month a mother-of-two was killed at a famous Australian beauty spot having ignored warning signs and climbing over a safety barrier, before slipping and falling over the 260ft cliff.

The website linked contains a link to the actual video.

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by Anonymousreply 7January 15, 2021 12:05 AM

Humans are stupid.

by Anonymousreply 1January 14, 2021 10:26 PM

Tragic but avoidable.

by Anonymousreply 2January 14, 2021 10:48 PM

“Let’s stand really close to raging rapids!”

by Anonymousreply 3January 14, 2021 10:51 PM

No big loss

by Anonymousreply 4January 14, 2021 10:56 PM

What value would this pic have in the long term? It would be 2 hours of likes and then move along.

I just don't understand this obsession - it has turned us all into children.

by Anonymousreply 5January 14, 2021 10:57 PM

Ooops, sorry didn’t mean to

by Anonymousreply 6January 14, 2021 11:10 PM

For some reason when people win the Darwin award it is so satisfying.

by Anonymousreply 7January 15, 2021 12:05 AM
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