SELFIE FEVER: MAN KILLS HIMSELF WHILE TAKING 'GUN SELFIE'

A man has killed himself while taking a selfie with his gun - after he discovered too late that the weapon was loaded.

The 43-year-old - who was not named by police - shot himself in his home in Concrete, Washington.

He was taking selfies with his girlfriend and the weapon - and unloaded it each time, then replaced the bullets afterwards.



But on the final occasion, one bullet remained inside, Skagit County Sheriff’s Office Chief of Patrol Chad Clark told the Skagit Valley Herald.

It’s the latest in a string of deaths linked to the craze for taking selfies.

South Korea banned selfie sticks, and Russia issued guidelines on how to take selfies safely.

Last month, Mumbai has banned selfies in 16 areas of the city after a string of accidental deaths linked to taking selfies in odd places and at unusual angles.

Indian youngsters are gripped by what local press called ‘selfie fever’ - and the craze has led to up to 49 deaths on the subcontinent since 2014, according to analysts.

Even psychologists have termed it as a kind of disorder.

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