The man fell into the river while taking pictures at the Kalagala Falls on Saturday, and his body was found downstream by a fisherman on Tuesday, local police spokesperson Hellen Butoto told dpa.
“He was taking selfies when he fell into the river from a very slippery rock on which he was standing.
“His friends failed to help. His body was retrieved very early on Tuesday by a fisherman,’’ she said.
The Nile, the world’s longest river, runs through Uganda and the river’s numerous falls and rapids are a major tourist attraction.
Deaths while taking selfies are becoming more common as tourists use their mobile phones to try to capture images in precarious spots.
(dpa/NAN)
The man fell into the river while taking pictures at the Kalagala Falls on Saturday, and his body was found downstream by a fisherman on Tuesday, local police spokesperson Hellen Butoto told dpa.
“He was taking selfies when he fell into the river from a very slippery rock on which he was standing.
“His friends failed to help. His body was retrieved very early on Tuesday by a fisherman,’’ she said.
The Nile, the world’s longest river, runs through Uganda and the river’s numerous falls and rapids are a major tourist attraction.
Deaths while taking selfies are becoming more common as tourists use their mobile phones to try to capture images in precarious spots.
(dpa/NAN)
