SUKKUR: A man fell into River Indus and drowned as he tried to capture his selfie at the Lansdowne Bridge.
Rescue services could not recover him despite a 10-hour-long search. The search was suspended due to dense fog.
According to details, Asif Jamil, a resident of Chrisitan Colony was visiting the bridge with his wife for a picnic. The manmade Lansdowne Bridge which connects Sukkur and Rohri, is a 19th Century engineering marvel, and often cause for awe in the region.
Selfie deaths are not unheard of. In August this year, an 11-year-old and her parents drowned in Kunhar River as they tried to take a selfie.
So-called “selfie deaths” have surged with the global rise of smartphones.
