Taking selfies is becoming seriously dangerous. We've heard story after story of tourists dying while trying to take selfies on vacation, which most commonly seems to happen when people take them near the edge of something, and then lose balance and fall over. That's tragic and avoidable, though I see how it happens. This story,…
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Hence the existence of the Darwin Awards.
If this was in the US, they would likely file a lawsuit against park or the cell phone manufacturer for not having warnings against crocs selfies.
"head slap"
"Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it." - Pope John Paul II
A few Thai tourists who saw the incident alerted park officials who took her to the hospital for treatment. She was reported to be safe as the wound was not serious.
Kanchit said there were signs in both Thai and English warning tourists on jungle trek of the presence of crocodiles near the waterfall. He admitted that some tourists defied the warning sign.
It was reported that there are two crocodiles living in the stream near the waterfall. Both were released into the stream when they were small by someone and they have now grown up to about two metres long.
Park officials have tried to catch them but without success because they are people who oppose their capture and want them to stay there.