A MAN has died after falling 100 feet to his death while trying to take a selfie from a hotel rooftop in the Canary Islands.
The 48-year-old was on the eighth floor in the early hours of Sunday morning before the fall.
Las Canteras Beach, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
The man, who was a Canary Islands resident, had climbed railing of an apartment’s rooftop terrace to take the snapshot, police have said.
He then became unstable and fell from the roof to the promenade below at around 1.30am.
While emergency services rushed to the scene, he was pronounced dead upon their arrival.
He was with a friend at the time of the horrifying accident.
It happened in the La Puntilla area of Las Canteras.
The tragic incident comes as authorities urge people not to put themselves in harm’s way to take pictures.
People are particularly cautioned against attempting risky selfies in high, unstable or coastal spots.
Many tourist hot spots around the world, including the Canary Islands, have seen a rise in people attempting to take selfies and pictures in dangerous positions.
Just days earlier, an American tourist was impaled on a metal fence in Rome at the Colosseum while reportedly trying to take a selfie.
According to witnesses, the 47-year-old could not free himself and screaming in pain until he passed out.
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