A Hong Kong Instagram influencer died after slipping while taking a selfie at a waterfall.
Sofia Cheung and three friends visited Ha Pak Lai park on Saturday and took photos at a waterfall’s edge, specifically at Pineapple Mountain, the New York Post reports. That’s when the 32-year-old stumbled over the edge and into a 16-foot pool. Her friends quickly contacted emergency services, but Cheung was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Sofia Cheung amassed over 20,000 followers on Instagram with images of her in beautiful vistas and taking part in various outdoor activities like hiking and kayaking. She also did stunts, such as hanging off the edge of a cliff with only her hands. Her IG bio reads, “Life should be fun not dumb.”
Cheung’s last IG post showed her kneeling in water and holding a yellow boogie board.
“Better days are coming. They are called: Saturday and Sunday,” she wrote.
According to a March 2021 report from the Sun, 330 people have died while trying to take selfies on outings such as this one. In January, an Indian woman also died while taking a selfie near a waterfall, as did a Portuguese IG travel influencer earlier this month.
