A Polish couple plunged to the Atlantic Ocean as they attempted to create a breath-taking selfie on the edge of a cliff in Cabo de Roca, Portugal on Saturday. This incident has been counted as another selfie-related death.

The Polish couple went on vacation with their two children in the popular tourist destination on the coast of Portugal near Lisbon when they slipped and fell 260 feet while trying to pose for a photo.

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The couple's children, aged five and six, were taken into the custody of Polish diplomats. Both have been undergoing counseling after witnessing their parents deaths.

The remains of the Polish couple were recovered on Sunday.

Reports of selfie-related deaths have been increasing for the past months as people sometimes neglect safety precautions. These incidents particularly occur when people become too engrossed or mesmerized by the breath-taking moment, which social media users dubbed as a 'selfie-worthy' scene. 

Earlier in August, a Mexican man had accidentally killed himself after posing for a gun-selfie when the weapon accidentally fired while it was trained on his temple.

Authorities stated that Oscar Aguilar attempted the gun selfie without knowing that the gun is loaded and intended to post the photo on his Facebook page.

Meanwhile, another height-related selfie killed an Italian teenager two months ago as she plummeted 60 feet to her death when attempting to take a photo of herself on a beach trip.

A Russian teenager died while attempting to take a picture of herself from a railway bridge in April and a Spanish man was killed by electrocution while climbing on top of a train in March.

Selfies are becoming more popular especially at the era of social networking when Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter have become people's means of expressing themselves---whether through words or pictures.

Research revealed that around 55 percent of the 'millennial' generation has shared a selfie while only 9 percent of earlier generations, such as the 'Baby Boomers,' have even attempted to take one.

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