Stop to Take a Selfie II
Oliver Park, 51, ignored warnings from wardens and warning signs because he had a vision of a cool selfie. The German tourist jumped up into the air to get pictures of himself ...at the edge of a cliff at the ancient Incan citadel Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes. “He was at the edge with his back to the abyss, taking a photo of himself,” said Guillermo Mestas, who witnessed the incident. Park’s body was recovered 130 feet below. The day before, a South Korean tourist trying to get a selfie at the Gocta waterfall in the Amazonas region of Peru fell more than 1,600 feet. (RC/BBC, Washington Post) ...Peru Tourism’s new slogan: “Take a step back and enjoy.”Original Publication Date: 24 July 2016
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 23.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 23.
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