A FRENCH tourist has died after falling from a waterfall while trying to take a selfie in Thailand, police said on Friday.
The incident happened on Thursday afternoon on the tropical island of Koh Samui, whose palm-fringed, white-sand beaches are a magnet for both backpackers and high-end tourists.
The man (33) fell from Na Mueang 2 waterfall, the same spot where a Spanish tourist died in a fall in July, Lieutenant Phuvadol Viriyavarangkul of the island’s tourist police said.
“It took several hours to retrieve his body because the waterfall is slippery and steep. His friend said he was trying to take a selfie and then he slipped and fell,” he said. – NEWS24