[NB: this is a double] A couple reportedly plunged to their deaths Saturday while attempting to take a selfie on a cliff in Portugal. Touring the ocean views around Cabo de Roca, a married couple, accompanied by their two young children, posed for a photo along the cliffside in a dangerous spot past a protective barrier. According to local news reports, witnesses said the Polishcouple fell while trying to take a selfie. The children, aged 5 and 6, reportedly witnessed the fall. Local authorities recovered two bodies from the bottom of the cliff on Sunday. They are estimated to have plunged about 260 feet into the ravine below. The two children were taken into custody by Polish officials shortly after the incident. They are currently receiving psychological care and are expected to be reunited with family members who are en route to Portugal. Meanwhile, police are investigating the circumstances of the deaths, which have thus far been labeled an accident in news reports. Sadly, this is not the first time someone has suffered grave injuries while attempting to take a photo. In another incident reported earlier this month, a man is believed to have accidentally killed himself while posing for a selfie with a loaded gun.
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A terror suspect shot dead after he stabbed two Australian counterterrorism police officers had his passport canceled on national security grounds and had recently displayed what appeared to be a flag of the Islamic State group, top police officials said Wednesday. Some experts suspect Tuesday's attack was inspired by the Islamic State group's call to supporters to wage terrorism in their home countries. An Australian Federal Police officer and a Victoria state police officer who were part of a counterterrorism team had asked the 18-year-old to come to a police station in Melbourne to answer questions after first drawing their attention three months ago, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay said. The trio shook hands before the man began stabbing the officers, Australian Federal Police Commander Bruce Giles said. One of the officers then shot the man dead. The officer had no choice but to shoot, said Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Luke Cornelius. Police haven't released the suspect's name, but opposition leader Bill Shorten identified him in Parliament as Numan Haider. A second knife was found on the man after he was shot, Lay said. Both officers were in stable condition Wednesday. The man had recently exhibited behaviors that had caused police "significant concern," Lay said, including being seen waving what appeared to be an Islamic State flag at a shopping center.
California railroad accident: Two couples hit while taking pictures of sunset Reports suggest that two couples walked onto a railroad trestle near a Santa Barbara, Calif., beach to watch the sunset. Pedestrian train accidents are rising. By Mark SappenfieldOctober 12, 2014 7:31 AM One woman was killed and two others were injured when two couples walked onto a railroad trestle to take pictures of the sunset Saturday evening in southern California, according to local reports. A train came around the corner and three of the four people could not run fast enough to escape, writes KSBY News.
. . . a woman was distracted when she was crossing a busy road and got hit by a car Saturday. Police say the woman was crossing the road . . . around 11:30 a.m. when she was hit and killed. Witnesses told police the woman was looking down at her phone when she stepped into traffic.
Florida Man Shoots Himself In The Face While Allegedly Threatening To Kill Dog A Florida man is dead after accidentally shooting himself in the face while allegedly threatening to shoot a dog, according to reports. Police say Dennis Eugene Emery, 57, was declared dead at the scene after the incident early Tuesday in Pinellas Park, which is near St. Petersburg.
Hiker photographed bear before it killed him http://www.wral.com/hiker-photographed-bear-before-it-killed-him/14223154/
That reminds me of that guy they called "The grizzly man." They made a documentary about him, and somehow this guy was able to live in Alaska amongst the grizzlies for many years, there are many times on this video where a grizzly would rush him and he would stand his ground and they would back off, he was like the dog whisperer, but eventually he inevitably got eaten by a grizzly bear one year when it was a bad salmon run and the bears were overly hungy. Who would have guessed.