Girl, 14, falls to her death taking selfies at the top of a waterfall for her TikTok followers: Teenager is swept away by river and drowns while jammed between two rocks

A young woman died while taking selfies for her TikTok followers astatine nan apical of a waterfall aft falling successful and drowning while trapped betwixt 2 rocks.

Moe Sa Nay, 14, was posing for snaps pinch her friends to stock pinch her 150,000 societal media followers erstwhile she slipped connected nan bedewed stones astatine the Sinywa Waterfall successful south-east Myanmar connected July 22.

The teen was swept distant downstream by nan fast-flowing existent and her assemblage was near jammed betwixt 2 ample boulders.

Unable to free herself, Nay drowned arsenic nan h2o collapsed astir her astatine nan celebrated tourer destination successful nan municipality of Paung successful Mon state.

Rescuers dashed to nan segment but struggled to retrieve nan youngster's assemblage successful time.

Dramatic footage shows volunteers and firefighters battling to dislodge nan lifeless girl's assemblage from nan rocks nan pursuing morning, connected July 23. 

They were spotted tying her hands pinch statement and yanking her retired of nan constrictive gap.

Rescue worker Mon Zaw said: 'The 1 who slipped reached nan bottom, but died aft getting stuck betwixt nan rocks.

'She died because she couldn't get out. They tried to rescue her but couldn't propulsion her out. Then nan assistance organizations and officials came.'

Moe's assemblage was taken to nan Paung Township General Hospital for a post-mortem examination.

Meanwhile, her friend, who had besides slipped down nan waterfalls, suffered only insignificant injuries.

It comes aft a beautician, 39, plunged 170ft to her decease while taking a selfie from a clifftop panoramic viewing level successful April.

Inessa Polenko had climbed complete a obstruction past stumbled, falling onto a formation below, according to eyewitnesses.

Paramedics arrived quickly astatine nan segment but she died successful infirmary aft falling from nan Gagry viewing constituent successful scenic Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. The viewing constituent overlooks nan Black Sea.

Also successful April, two University of Dundee students drowned aft falling into a waterfall 'while trying to return a selfie'.

Jitendranath Karuturi, 26, and Chanhakya Bolisetti, 22, were believed to person been taking pictures astatine nan Linn of Tummel waterfall adjacent Blair Atholl, erstwhile they slipped and plunged into nan stream below.

They were past reportedly swept away, witnessed by a friend who was pinch them connected their locomotion astatine nan Highlands beauty spot. 

Their bodies were recovered by nan Scottish occurrence and rescue service.

It came arsenic caller investigation suggested that taking selfies should beryllium considered a 'public wellness problem'.

Academics successful Australia analysed technological papers and media reports connected injuries aliases deaths from selfies worldwide since 2008.

They recovered astir 400 had been reported complete nan 13 years considered successful nan study.

Victims were astir apt to beryllium female visitors successful their early 20s, pinch falling and drowning while taking a photograph nan starring 2 causes of death.

Researchers said nan nationalist must beryllium made alert of nan risks posed by selfies - pinch an estimated 92million snapped globally each time - and urged societal media apps to instal package to pass group of nan dangers arsenic they spell to return a selfie.

Dr Samuel Cornell, a consequence master astatine nan University of New South Wales, Australia, and others wrote successful nan paper: 'The selfie-related incident arena should beryllium viewed arsenic a nationalist wellness problem that requires a nationalist wellness response.

'To date, small attraction has been paid to averting selfie-related incidents done behaviour alteration methodologies aliases nonstop messaging to users done apps.

'Although erstwhile investigation has recommended "no selfie zones", barriers and signage arsenic ways to forestall selfie incidents, our results propose this whitethorn not beryllium enough.

'It whitethorn beryllium prudent to besides prosecute successful nonstop information messaging to societal media users.'