Table 2.
Characteristics of cases identified via media search.
| ID | Date (month and year) | Country | Location | Body of water | Land manager responsible | Mechanism of injury or death | Injury or death | Details | Victim | Local or tourist |
| 1 | January 2016 | Australia | Figure Eight Pools. Royal National Park, New South Wales | Coastal | NSW National Parks | Falls due to wave | Injuries | Multiple injuries including head injuries, cuts, grazes, and blunt trauma | Multiple injuries to approximately 100 people | Tourists |
| 2 | March 2017 | United States | Bandon, Oregon | Beach or coastal | Local council | Trapped or drowned | Death | Drowned | Female, 14 years | Local |
| 3 | May 2018 | Australia | The Gap, Albany, Western Australia | Cliffs or coastal | Western Australia National Parks | Fall | Death | Fell down cliff | Male, 20 years | Tourist |
| 4 | July 2018 | Australia | Cape Solander in Kurnell near Sydney | Cliffs or coastal | NSW National Parks | Fall | Death | Selfie at cliffs leading to fall | Male, 19 years | Tourist |
| 5 | September 2018 | United States | Lake Superior, Pictured Rocks | Cliffs or lake | US National Park Service | Fall | Death | Fell from rock face into water below while taking a selfie | Female, 32 years | Tourist |
| 6 | October 2018 | United States | Potomac, Maryland | River | Local council | Fall | Injury | Fell into river | Unclear | Unclear |
| 7 | June 2019 | United States | Lake Tahoe, California | Lake | US National Park Service | Fall | Death | Fell down waterfall | Unclear | Unclear |
| 8 | August 2019 | Australia | Diamond Bay Reserve, Sydney | Cliffs or coastal | Local council | Fall | Death | Selfie at cliffs leading to fall | Female, 27 years | Local |
| 9 | January 2020 | Australia | Diamond Bay Reserve, Sydney | Cliffs or coastal | Local council | Fall | Death | Fell from a 98-foot-high cliff while taking a selfie | Female, 21 years | Tourist |
| 10 | April 2020 | Australia | Diamond Bay Reserve, Sydney | Cliffs or coastal | Local council | Fall | Injury | Fell down cliff | Female, 16 years | Local |
| 11 | July 2021 | Australia | Kangaroo Point Cliffs, Brisbane | Cliffs or river | Local council | Fall | Death | Slipped down cliff face while taking a selfie | Female, 33 years | Tourist |
| 12 | May 2022 | United States | Raven Cliff Falls, Georgia | Cliffs or river | US Forest Service | Fall | Injury | Fell down cliff | Female, 17 years | Unclear |