Posted: 11:33, November 14, 2022 | Updated: 11:42, November 14, 2022
A 33-year-old man fell nearly 40 feet to his death after losing his balance while taking a selfie in Brazil.
Logistics analyst Igor de Oliveira Rodrigues Dias fell from a cliff overlooking Joatinga Beach in Rio de Janeiro on the afternoon of November 10.
He was trying to take a selfie when he fell about 40 feet and was killed when he hit his head on another rock below, local media reported.
Logistics analyst Igor de Oliveira Rodrigues Dias (pictured) fell off a cliff in Brazil on the afternoon of November 10 after losing his balance while taking a selfie.
His devastated mother Luiza Rodrigues, 60, said: “In the morning he had signed a contract with a company he wanted to work for. So he went out with a friend to have a little celebration on the beach.
“I talked to him, asked where he was. He replied that he was at the beach. But I don’t know why he decided to climb that high rock.’
Firefighters were dispatched to the scene but pronounced Igor dead before using a helicopter to remove his body from the scene.
Igor was a graduate of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and had two postgraduate qualifications.
His mother told local media: “He was an only child, he was studying, he had a whole life ahead of him.”
His grieving father, Jonas Dias, said: “He died before me, and I don’t accept that. I think every son should bury his father, and not the father bury his son. It was a tragedy.’
Diaz fell from a cliff overlooking Joatinga Beach (pictured) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil last week
Rio de Janeiro Fire Department spokesman Fabio Contreiras said: “We must always be safe, never approach the edge of the cliffs, ask someone to take a picture if necessary.
“Always seek safety first. Don’t risk your life for likes.’
A Spanish study published last year showed that from January 2008 to July 2021, a person died every 13 days in an accident while trying to capture a landscape.
Brazil recorded the fifth highest number of cases.
