They say he tried to pose for a photograph of himself leaping as if in flight

[Locutus]

yeah well...

Tourist dies in Machu Picchu taking photo

The body of a German tourist has been recovered from a ravine after he fell while visiting the ancient site of Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes.

Oliver Park, 51, ignored safety signs and warnings from wardens and went into a restricted area close to the edge of a cliff on Wednesday, officials say.

They say he tried to pose for a photograph of himself leaping as if in flight but lost his footing.

Rescuers found the body on Thursday and took it to a local police station.

Police said his body would be taken to a morgue in the city of Cusco.

Tourist dies in Machu Picchu taking photo - BBC News

 

[spaminator]

Machu Picchu

 

[SLM]

A German named Oliver Park?

 

[Angstrom]

I love natural selection.

 

[taxslave]

He has a good shot at this year's Darwin award.

 

[DaSleeper]

Was it Waldo?

 

[eh1eh]

He has a good shot at this year's Darwin award.

Don't mar Darwin's good name with the act of a moron.

 

[Walter]

Merge please.

 

[Cliffy]

Where is the picture? Too bad. It would have been epic.

 

[Jinentonix]

A German named Oliver Park?

That's the first thing I thought. lol

Want to see something shocking? Google "death by selfie". It's astounding how many people have died as a result of selfies or having someone take their picture since 2014. And what's even more shocking is the numbers keep increasing. Already this year there are as many, or damn close to it, as there were all of 2014.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Where is the picture? Too bad. It would have been epic.

Yes, without the picture his death was a complete failure.

 

[Cliffy]

Yes, without the picture his death was a complete failure.

Not complete. He'll probably get a Darwin Award.

 

[Danbones]

Baby take my hand...
don't fear the reaper
We'll be able to fly...
(the reaper - blue oyster Cult)

 

[Blackleaf]

A German named Oliver Park?

There's a German footballer called Aaron Hunt. He plays for Hamburg and has also got three Germany caps. He has a German father and an English mother and, because of this, was eligible to play football for either Germany or England, but chose to play for the country of his birth.