In a tragic incident, a 20-year-old Indian student has died after falling off rocks into the ocean from a popular tourist attraction in Western Australia while trying to take a selfie, media reports said.

Ankit was with friends when he slipped off the 40-metre precipice at The Gap, near the historic port town of Albany, the ABC news reported.

He was studying in Perth, and had been running and jumping on the rocks before he slipped and plunged into the ocean while taking a photo with friends on Thursday, the report said.

His body was recovered from the water just over an hour later following a search involving a rescue helicopter.

"He was just very careful, just to take a picture and he just slipped down there, on the hill," his friend was quoted as saying by the report.

Police are still trying to contact the student's parents.

"A young male has gone into the water, and sadly lost their life. This is such a tragic event," said Dominic Wood, Great Southern District superintendent.

All I know at this stage is that there is a small group, we think of about five young adults, they were down here within the vicinity of the platform behind me around the rocks," Wood said.

"It is a dangerous area but if you take precautions and stay between the bounds, then these things won't happen."

The site was briefly closed two years ago to add a viewing platform and railings and warning signs near the edge.

Ankit was with friends when he slipped off the 40-metre precipice at The Gap, near the historic port town of Albany, the ABC news reported.

In a tragic incident, a 20-year-old Indian student has died after falling off rocks into the ocean from a popular tourist attraction in Western Australia while trying to take a selfie, media reports said. Ankit was with friends when he slipped off the 40-metre precipice at The Gap, near the historic port town of Albany, the ABC news reported. He was studying in Perth, and had been running and jumping on the rocks before he slipped and plunged into the ocean while taking a photo with friends on Thursday, the report said. His body was recovered from the water just over an hour later following a search involving a rescue helicopter. "He was just very careful, just to take a picture and he just slipped down there, on the hill," his friend was quoted as saying by the report. Police are still trying to contact the student's parents. "A young male has gone into the water, and sadly lost their life. This is such a tragic event," said Dominic Wood, Great Southern District superintendent. All I know at this stage is that there is a small group, we think of about five young adults, they were down here within the vicinity of the platform behind me around the rocks," Wood said. "It is a dangerous area but if you take precautions and stay between the bounds, then these things won't happen." The site was briefly closed two years ago to add a viewing platform and railings and warning signs near the edge.

Indian student in Australia plunges to death while taking selfie

&nbsp;Two teenagers were killed by a speeding train while they posed for selfies at a railway track in the Indian capital of New Delhi.

The incident took place in East Delhi&#39;s Pandav Nagar area on Saturday (January 14). The victims, Yash Kumar (16) and Shubham Saini (14), along with their five friends, had reportedly rented a camera to build a modelling portfolio.

The teenagers were clicking a selfie in front of an approaching train. However, they did not notice that another train was coming on the adjacent track and the boys were killed in the confusion while jumping tracks.

The duo&#39;s friends, who stood at a distance of a few feet, had a narrow-escape themselves, said local media reports.

&quot;The children went to the tracks to take a selfie. They clicked some selfies there with train but they didn&#39;t see the train coming from the other side and the two kids were mowed down by it,&quot; said Kumar&#39;s uncle on Monday (January 16).

The deceased teens were classmates at a private school in East Delhi. Police have seized the camera and an investigation is on.

Incidents like these are not uncommon in India as local youths play on the train track to boast about their feats of &#39;daredevil&#39;. Many people become victim to grievous accidents when they stumble while performing dangerous stunts.

The rise of selfie photography in some of the world&#39;s most beautiful, and dangerous, places is sparking a range of interventions aimed at combating risk-taking that has resulted in a string of gruesome deaths worldwide.&nbsp;

(Reuters)

The victims, and five friends, had reportedly rented a camera to build a modelling portfolio

Two teenagers were killed by a speeding train while they posed for selfies at a railway track in the Indian capital of New Delhi. The incident took place in East Delhi's Pandav Nagar area on Saturday (January 14). The victims, Yash Kumar (16) and Shubham Saini (14), along with their five friends, had reportedly rented a camera to build a modelling portfolio. The teenagers were clicking a selfie in front of an approaching train. However, they did not notice that another train was coming on the adjacent track and the boys were killed in the confusion while jumping tracks. The duo's friends, who stood at a distance of a few feet, had a narrow-escape themselves, said local media reports. "The children went to the tracks to take a selfie. They clicked some selfies there with train but they didn't see the train coming from the other side and the two kids were mowed down by it," said Kumar's uncle on Monday (January 16). The deceased teens were classmates at a private school in East Delhi. Police have seized the camera and an investigation is on. Incidents like these are not uncommon in India as local youths play on the train track to boast about their feats of 'daredevil'. Many people become victim to grievous accidents when they stumble while performing dangerous stunts. The rise of selfie photography in some of the world's most beautiful, and dangerous, places is sparking a range of interventions aimed at combating risk-taking that has resulted in a string of gruesome deaths worldwide. (Reuters)

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