Russian traveller Olga Perminova, 53, was on the Podi Menike train, which passes through picturesque areas of Sri Lanka, when she tragically hit her head on a rock while taking a selfie.
A woman has died on a famous railway line in Sri Lanka after leaning out of a train window to take a photo.
Olga Perminova, 53, suffered severe head injuries, according to reports. The Russian tourist died later in a hospital. She was seen in a pink dress leaning out of the train minutes before the tragic incident.
She was on the Podi Menike train, known for its breathtaking scenery, passing through green tea plantations, dense forests, mountainous areas and picturesque landscapes. Perminova “died after falling from the train while trying to take a selfie while hanging on the footboard between Badulla and Hali Ela stations,” local news reported, citing police. “The woman hit her head on a rock, fell and sustained serious injuries.”
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The train was heading to Ella, home to the famous Nine Arches Bridge, considered one of the greatest railway routes in the world. She was given emergency medical treatment but died from her head injuries. She was part of a group of Russian tourists in Sri Lanka.
Perminova, a grandmother, worked for a security company in the Moscow region and was originally from Saratov. Russian diplomats are organizing the repatriation of her body after the tragic selfie incident.
In the UK earlier this month, tourists risked their lives to take photos peering over the infamous cliff edge. Groups of hikers, including international students, were spotted high above the beach between Birling Gap and Beachy Head, East Sussex. The cliff tops offer stunning views of the coast and rise to a height of 531ft (161m). The Mirror captured the group of friends, including a young woman in a short skirt and boots, standing close to the cliff edge for a photo.
Another man was seen checking his phone about 2 feet from the edge. They were standing on the cliff despite multiple safety warnings and the danger of falling.
Coastguards regularly warn people to stay away from the edge and base of the cliffs. Geologists warn that cracks can extend 10m (33ft) to 15m (49ft) into the cliffs. In 2017, 50,000 tonnes of chalk collapsed on nearby Seven Sisters Island and fell onto the beach below.
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