A man in India was mauled to death after attempting to take a selfie with a wounded bear in the Eastern state of Odisha Wednesday the Hindustan Times reported.
Prabhu Bhatara was driving a group of people home from a wedding when he stopped to relieve himself in a forest area. The victim spotted the bear and decided to try and approach the massive mammal to try and take a selfie with it, despite his traveling companions urging him not to.
As the man approached, the bear became aggressive, and attacked Bhatara when he got too close. A stray dog tried to get involved, biting the bear, but it was unable to help the victim.
“Bhatara died on the spot,” forest ranger Dhanurjaya Mohapatra said.
Video filmed by bystanders showed the bear attacking the victim, while witnesses look on in horror and scream.
The attack is the third such instance of people getting too close to animals for the perfect 'gram. In two separate incidents last December, the would-be selfie takers were crushed to death by wild elephants while they attempted to take a photos.