9. Cheska Agas
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Cheska Agas was a 17-year-old, civil-engineering student from the Philippines, who drowned while trying to capture a group selfie. Cheska travelled with several friends to a beach in the town of Bangui, to celebrate a classmate’s birthday. Soon the group decided to take a picture to remember the occasion. The group of friends decided to pose in front of the famous Bangui windmills, close to the shoreline. It is presumed the group was distracted by looking at the phone being used, as none of them seem to noticed the large wave approaching. When the wave struck, the entire group was pulled into the water. Unfortunately, Cheska drowned before she could be rescued. Although the tragic teen was rushed to the hospital she was pronounced dead upon arrival.
8. Oscar Reyes
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Oscar Reyes was a victim of what is known online as the #selfieolympics. The trend encourages people to take daring selfies and post them online in a bid to see who can capture the most astonishing or risky snap. Oscar passed away in January 2015 when he was just 18 years old while trying to take part in the game. It all began when the teen posted a selfie of himself wearing a SpongeBob costume online; shortly after being uploaded to Facebook the photo had 200 likes. Reyes took this as encouragement and soon set out to capture an even better selfie. Oscar was found unconscious in a bathroom inside his own home, after he climbed to the top of a door, and captured a mirror selfie of himself. It is believed the teen fell from the door and smashed his head against the toilet. Oscar passed away shortly after due to blood loss
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