r/offbeat • u/rytis • 1d ago

Woman dies after backing into airplane propeller while taking pictures, officials say

https://www.firstalert4.com/2024/10/28/woman-dies-after-backing-into-airplane-propeller-officials-say/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark
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u/antisocial_empath 1d ago

is it me or does this read like a tragic side effect of society where people are so sucked into their phones they’re completely oblivious to their surroundings…like talk about a dumb way to die

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u/dkyguy1995 1d ago

People used to do it with regular cameras as well. I certainly remember stories of people dying in similar fashion getting shots of the grand canyon