The craze for selfie claimed the lives of two women tourists on Thursday in Odisha's Rayagada district as they drowned in a river while attempting it, police said.
The duo hailed from Andhra Pradesh and were drowned in Nagabali River.
The deceased have been identified as E Jyoti (27) of Vishakapatnam and S Sredevi (23) of Vizianagaram, they said.
The incident took place when the two, part of a team of nine women tourists from Vishakapatnam, were visiting the suspension bridge built over river Nagabali situated on the outskirts of Rayagada town.
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