In 2017, at least 259 people died taking selfies around the globe — and now a Port Elizabeth high school student has narrowly avoided becoming a part of that statistic.
Port Elizabeth high school student has narrowly avoided becoming a part of that statistic.
While his father slept, Luke Claassen, 19, discovered the hidden key to the family safe. He opened the safe and found his dad's pistol. Claassen tried to capture a selfie with the weapon while he was smoking a hubbly bubbly pipe. But his perfect shot went awry and he accidentally fired the loaded gun directly into his chest.that his father, Deon, keeps a bullet in the chamber in case of an unexpected emergency, and that he had no idea that his son would try to gain access to the safe.
Claassen was rushed to the hospital, where he was stabilised and is expected to make a full recovery.
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