Taking a great selfie has become somewhat of an art, with many scaling great heights for that shot to share on social media.
But for some taking a selfie has turned deadly.
New research suggests more than 250 people around the world have died taking a selfie since 2011.
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More than half of those deaths have occurred in India, according to the study published in the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.
The researchers warn selfie deaths have become an "emerging problem" and have called for 'no selfie zones' to be declared at popular tourist areas - especially at mountain peaks and on tall buildings.
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Researchers from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, a group of public medical colleges in New Delhi, conducted a comprehensive Google search of all news reports on selfie deaths.
The search found from October 2011 to November 2017 there had been 259 deaths while clicking selfies in 137 incidents.
India recorded the most selfie deaths at 159, followed by Russia, the US and Pakistan.
Most victims were men (72 per cent) under the age of 30.
The researchers noted the high number of deaths in India was attributed to the large population of people aged under the 30.
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Drowning, transport, and falling from a significant height were the top three reasons for deaths caused by selfies.
Some of the most common drowning incidents were caused by being washed away by waves on a beach, capsizing off a boat while rowing and clicking selfies on shore while not knowing how to swim.
Clicking a selfie in front of a moving train was another common cause of death.
In June this year, an Australian man and his British girlfriend died after falling from a wall at a popular tourist beach in Portugal.
They were reportedly taking selfies overlooking the beach in the coastal town of Ericeira when they lost their balance and fell to their death.
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