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A man was mauled to death by a wounded bear this week when he foolishly tried to take a photograph alongside the apex predator — the third wild animal-related selfie fatality in this region of India in less than a year, according to reports.

The victim, identified by local media as Prabhu Bhatara, was driving a group of people home from a wedding in an SUV when he stopped to relieve himself in a forest area in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on Wednesday evening, the Hindustan Times reported.

Bhatara then spotted an injured bear and for some reason, decided to take a selfie with the creature, according to the report. When the man approached, the bear’s fight instinct immediately kicked in.

“Bhatara died on the spot,” forest ranger Dhanurjaya Mohapatra told the news outlet.

Horrific video of the incident filmed by a bystander shows the bear attacking Bhatara, as terrified witnesses scream.

A stray dog even attempted to go after the bear by barking at it, but Bhatara could not be saved.

Bhatara’s death is Odisha’s third selfie-related fatality since December. A 50-year-old man was crushed to death by a wild elephant while trying to take a selfie with the animal in December, according to local media. Also that month, a youth was crushed to death while taking a selfie, also with an elephant, reports said.

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Originally posted by Edmond:

Here in central Florida, we actually have signs along rivers and lakes that say don't swim in the water... I mean, if you're that fucking dumb, does the world really deserve you?

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Originally posted by RHINOWSO:

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Originally posted by Edmond:

Here in central Florida, we actually have signs along rivers and lakes that say don't swim in the water... I mean, if you're that fucking dumb, does the world really deserve you?

Gee, I wonder why they say no swimming in central / south FL???

Bahahhahahaha

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Originally posted by RHINOWSO:

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Originally posted by Edmond:

Here in central Florida, we actually have signs along rivers and lakes that say don't swim in the water... I mean, if you're that fucking dumb, does the world really deserve you?

Gee, I wonder why they say no swimming in central / south FL???

Bahahhahahaha

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Originally posted by Bytes:
I took a golf vacation to the Tampa area with three friends a few years back. Seemingly smart guys that I was playing with would wade into water (with warning signs not to do it) to look for their errant golf ball. It scared the hell out of me because I didn't wan't to witness a death over a $4.00 golf ball.

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Originally posted by Bytes:
I took a golf vacation to the Tampa area with three friends a few years back. Seemingly smart guys that I was playing with would wade into water (with warning signs not to do it)to look for their errant golf ball. It scared the hell out of me because I didn't want to witness a death over a $4.00 golf ball. FYI, I only play with one of the three guys I went with.

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Man mauled to death by bear while taking selfie with it

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Originally posted by tatortodd:
Prabhu probably preferred proceeding perilously prior to personal predator pickings

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Originally posted by ewills:
Let's take some selfies.......Now, let's take a video of our friend dying.

Priorities in life.....