Uganda: Tourist drowns in the Nile after wanting to take a selfie
The accidents of selfies would have made 259 deaths in the world between 2011 and 2017.
A Saudi tourist taking a selfie on the banks of the Nile in Uganda slipped, fell and died drowned, police said on Tuesday. "He drowned while taking a selfie on the Nile and the water won," said Ugandan police spokeswoman Hellen Butoto.
The Saudi was in the company of friends with whom he was visiting the Kalagala Falls in central Uganda when the accident occurred on Saturday. "The tourist slipped because the ground was wet and he leaned back to take a selfie with the bubbling water in the background," the police spokesman said. body was found 10 km downstream.
Un touriste se noie dans le Nil après avoir voulu prendre un selfie
The accidents of selfies would have made 259 deaths in the world between 2011 and 2017.

A Saudi tourist taking a selfie on the banks of the Nile in Uganda slipped, fell and died drowned, police said on Tuesday. "He drowned while taking a selfie on the Nile and the water won," said Ugandan police spokeswoman Hellen Butoto.
The Saudi was in the company of friends with whom he was visiting the Kalagala Falls in central Uganda when the accident occurred on Saturday. "The tourist slipped because the ground was wet and he leaned back to take a selfie with the bubbling water in the background," the police spokesman said. body was found 10 km downstream.
Un touriste se noie dans le Nil après avoir voulu prendre un selfie