A 15-year-old girl in Guatemala lost her life while trying to take a selfie with her friends on the roof by accidentally touching an electric wire.

A 15-year-old girl in Guatemala lost her life while trying to take a selfie with her friends on the roof by accidentally touching an electric wire.

08.08.2024 10:30

A tragic incident occurred in Guatemala. 15-year-old Débora Rebeca Xi Artola lost her life when she accidentally touched an electrical wire while dancing on the roof with her friends. The young girl, who came into contact with a high voltage line on top of a two-story building, died instantly. The footage of the incident was shared on social media. In memory of her daughter, the mother shared a photo on Facebook. The investigation is ongoing.

A horrific incident occurred in Guatemala. 15-year-old Débora Rebeca Xi Artola lost her life when she accidentally touched an electrical wire while dancing and taking a selfie with her friends. The disturbing footage of the incident was shared on social media.

According to El Heraldo newspaper, a video taken in La Tinta shows Artola and her three friends on the roof of a building. At least one of them was taking a photo.

The group, performing dance moves on top of a two-story building, tragically ended when Artola accidentally touched a high-voltage power line. The thousands of volts of current instantly killed the young girl.

In other footage taken from below, horrified onlookers can be seen as the girl's body initially hung in the cable, surrounded by smoke, before falling downwards.

The girl's head was severed and fell down.

Andrea Xi, the mother of the young girl, paid tribute to her daughter on Facebook by sharing a smiling portrait taken during her fifteenth birthday celebration in March.

One of the posts read, "I love you forever. My princess," while another said, "My first and greatest love."

An investigation into the incident is ongoing.

15-year-old girl in Guatemala loses her life after touching an electrical wire while dancing and taking a selfie with her friends on the roof
15-year-old girl in Guatemala loses her life after touching an electrical wire while dancing and taking a selfie with her friends on the roof

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