A tourist has plunged to his death while trying to take a selfie at a Colombian beauty spot, according to reports.
Tobias Fischer, 35, died on October 19 while hiking solo in the mountains in the Taganga district, northern Colombia, near his residence in the port city of Santa Maria.
He was trying to take a selfie at a viewpoint in the Dumbira forest with the sea in the background when he lost his balance and fell into a ravine, local media reported.
His body was spotted shortly after his fall by other hikers, who called emergency services.
Mr. Fischer was rushed to hospital, where he later went into cardiac arrest as a result of the serious injuries he sustained in the fall and died. Investigators have ruled Fischer’s death an accident.
Tobias Fischer, 35, died while hiking alone in the mountains in the Taganga district, northern Colombia, near his residence in the port city of Santa Maria on October 19 (photo: Dumbira forest in Taganga mountain range where Mr Fischer fell)
Mr Fischer is said to have arrived in Santa Maria earlier this month to explore the nearby beaches and mountains (the Taganga Mountains are pictured here)
“We learned that the foreigner fell from a high place while walking and was quickly helped by the community, who took him to the emergency room of the health post in Taganga,” a police spokesperson told local media.
Mr. Fischer reportedly arrived in Santa Maria earlier this month to explore the nearby beaches and mountains.
He had reportedly taken to social media to write about “the best experiences of his life” in Colombia in the days before his death.
Mr. Fischer’s family has been notified and is working with authorities to repatriate his body, according to reports.
This comes two days after a man was trampled to death after trying to take a selfie with an elephant.
Srikant Satre, 23, and two of his friends ventured into the Abapur forest, near the town of Gadchiroli in central India, after reports that an elephant had been spotted nearby.
Once they spotted the elephant, the trio decided to pose for photos with the wild animal.
It was at this point that the elephant charged at them and killed Mr Satre as he tried to take a selfie with it.
The workers were in the city, located in the Indian state of Maharashtra, for cable-laying work when they heard rumors from locals on October 22 that an elephant had been sighted nearby.
According to the Indian news website NDTV, the three friends had agreed to look for the animal on Thursday morning when they were not at work.