Tourist dies after posing for a 'selfie' near historic Seville bridge

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Tourist dies after posing for a 'selfie' near historic Seville bridge

A Polish tourist has died in Seville, reportedly after posing for a “selfie” photograph near one of the Spanish city’s historic bridges.

Sylwia Rajchel, a 24 year-old Erasmus student from Lublin in eastern Poland, was apparently trying to take a picture of herself with the Puente de Triana in the background.

According to the Spanish-language website 20 minutos, she posed for a self-portrait picture using her mobile phone on the railings by the River Guadalquivir. She then lost her balance and fell seven metres onto a narrow concrete path below, which was once used by fishermen.

The bridge, which was completed in 1852, is officially known as the Puente de Isabel II, and is a well known landmark in the city.

The incident happened just after midnight on Sunday November 2. She was taken to a nearby hospital, but died on Monday.
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