Witnesses claim that the man lost his balance as he climbed the guardrail to take the photo
A Canadian tourist died after falling on the Argentine side of the Iguaçu Falls. The incident occurred on Monday (17), when the 60-year-old man climbed onto the guardrail to take a selfie and ended up losing his balance, according to witnesses. It took more than 24 hours of research before the body was found near the Tancredo Neves bridge, which connects Argentina. Iguazu port with the Brazilian Foz do Iguaçu, by employees of a company that makes boat trips in the region.
The Argentine authorities immediately started the search, but the operation was hampered by the large flow of water. Heavy rains last week caused the flow of Iguaçu Falls to be recorded: 13.7 million liters per second during the holidays of 12 October. The flow considered normal is 1.5 million liters per second. Some viewpoints and walkways closest to the falls were closed to visitors, both on the Brazilian and Argentine side, but reopened on Saturday (15).
Unfortunately, “selfie death” has become so common that Wikipedia has created a page to track cases. Additionally, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in the United States and Indraprastsha Institute of Information Technology in India have developed the Saftie app, which maps dangerous selfie spots, such as cliffs and train tracks, and alerts photographers when located nearby. none of these places.
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Source: Terra
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