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Couple taking selfie on vacation reportedly falls from cliff to their deaths

Posted at 11:27 AM, Jun 13, 2018
and last updated 2018-06-13 11:36:40-04

LISBON, Portugal — A couple was found dead on a tourist beach in Portugal after losing their balance while taking a selfie, The Guardian reports.

The Guardian said while citing Portugal’s Correio da Manhã newspaper that the couple died on the Praia dos Pescadores (Fishermen's Beach) near Ericeira, about 25 miles north of the capital.

Police said they suspected the two were taking a selfie when they fell nearly 100 feet.

“Since we found a mobile phone on the wall, everything suggests the victims might have been taking a selfie,” he was quoted as saying

This is reportedly not the first time tourists have fallen off the beach wall.