Tourist falls into Vesuvius taking selfie

The man, identified as Philip Carroll, was badly injured in the fall.Guide Vulcanologiche Vesuvio

Some things are so stupid you just can’t make them up.

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A 23-year-old Maryland man was rescued over the weekend after falling into the crater of Mount Vesuvius in Italy while taking a selfie.

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Disaster struck after Carroll attempted to take a selfie atop the ancient volcano, whereupon he dropped his phone into the crater. The Baltimore native then attempted to retrieve it, but slipped and fell a few meters into the mountain’s mouth before getting stuck.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna37773

https://nypost.com/2022/07/12/selfie-taking-us-tourist-falls-into-mount-vesuvius-volcano/amp/

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