This aerial photo taken on May 27, 2021 shows the collapsed jetty on Lake Kandi in Padang, West Sumatra where five tourists died as they tried to take pictures together -- the second selfie-attempt accidents in two weeks. - AFP
PADANG, Indonesia (AFP): Five members of an Indonesian family drowned when a dock where they were taking a selfie collapsed, police said Thursday (May 27), just weeks after a similar fatal accident.
The family of 14 were at picturesque Kandi Lake in West Sumatra when they gathered on the wooden structure to take a group photo, but their combined weight brought it down, police said.
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