SELFIES (Reading Comprehension)

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SELFIES 
Reading Comprehension 
“ More people die taking selfies than in shark attacks.” 
TRUE or FALSE??? 
Narcissism is alive and well in 2020, even if people put their lives in danger to satisfy their need for attention. A new survey found that 41 percent of us have already risked our safety in pursuit of a selfie, while more than half of us would stand on the edge of a cliff for that ideal photo. 
Worryingly, more than 11% of people have sustained injuries while attempting a selfie. The reported accidents range from falling down hills to falling off bikes and being knocked down by a wave.
Selfies gone wrong — frequently dubbed selficides — account for more deaths than shark attacks.
Selfie accidents — many of which were not lethal — range from the downright sad to the ridiculous. Last March, a woman was attacked by a jaguar in an Arizona zoo after crossing the barrier to take a selfie. Luckily, she survived the mauling.
Two years earlier, Oregon cheerleader Aurora Genai Sheffel, 14, died while trying to take a selfie in the ocean. She was snapping pictures with friends on a log at a beach in Bandon when the tide receded and pulled the heavy timber out from underneath the group. The log rolled on top of the teen, pinning her underwater.
In September 2018, an 18-year-old boy named Tomer Frankfurter fell 600 feet to his death in Yosemite National Park while dangling off a ledge from his fingertips. His intention? Smiling for a selfie.
QUESTIONS
What is the article about? 
Would you risk your life like this to get a good picture? 
According to the article, why do you think people risk their lives for a selfie?
 What cases were presented in the article? Where did these incidents take place? 
Did the people mentioned in the article die or survived? 
Do you know anyone who has risked his/her life in order to take a “good” selfie?