While making photos for memory, few people think that this picture may be the last. In history there are several similar photos, after which people's lives were interrupted for various reasons.
Cameras provide an opportunity to capture different moments in life - both happy and sad. We offer you a selection of historical photographs of people who were made shortly before their death. They concern not only famous people but also ordinary people.
1. Unjustified risk
In history, several cases were recorded when people tried to fly on an airplane in the chassis compartment. An example is the tragedy that occurred in 1970, when an Australian teenager wanted to fly to Japan, catching on the chassis. Unfortunately, this ended in tragedy, and the boy soon after take-off fell from the plane. This happened in 2010, when a teenager fell from a chassis compartment over Massachusetts. Interestingly, there are cases when people could survive after such trips, for example, in 2014 a teenager flew from California to Hawaii and nothing happened to him.
2. Crazy fan
It's hard to believe, but the photo shows John Lennon, who gives an autograph to his fan, who will shoot him in the back three hours later. Such coincidences seem incredible.
3. Underwater Murder
In the photo - journalist Kim Wall, who is going to dive into the sea in a submarine built by Peter Madsen. She had to write about the creation of the vessel and its testing. It all ended in a nightmare - Peter killed a woman, dismembered her and threw it into the sea. After that, he tried to drown the ship, but it was prevented.
4. Lethal combination
Magnificent Heath Ledger on the set of the film "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" took this photo, and the next day he was found dead in the apartment. The cause of death is a combination of pain medications and antidepressants. The investigation is sure that this is an accident.
5. Falling children
In 1975, a burning photograph was taken at the burning house, on which two children (two-year-old Tiara and 19-year-old Diana), falling from the fire escape, collapsing under them, were imprinted. Diana died from the injuries, and Tiara survived. A unique photo full of tragedy was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.
6. Frame from the CCTV camera
People often lose their vigilance, which sometimes leads to real tragedies. The Perryinklekl family did not live well, and when Donald James Smith approached them in the store and offered to buy their clothes for free, they agreed. To do this, they went to Walmart, and then Donald offered to bring the 8-year-old Sheriz into McDonald's. The video camera recorded how a man and a girl leave the supermarket. After that, he kidnapped her and killed her.
7. The killer volcano
In 1980, volcanologist David Johnson was the first to report the approach of a volcanic eruption in Mount St. Helens. This photo was taken 13 hours before his death, David was 10 km away from the crater. The reason is a lateral explosion, that is, the eruption did not start from the top, but from one side.
8. Heart failure
The famous Elvis Presley welcomes fans, returning with his girlfriend from the dentist. In the evening he died of a heart attack.
9. The Farewell Kiss
An extreme pair of Norwegian climbers Rolf Bae and Cecilia Skog before the climb to the mountain Chogori made a joint photo, kissing each other. The mountain is the second highest after Everest and one of the most dangerous, because according to statistics, one in four people dies during the ascent. On the same day, when the photo was taken, Rolf died under an avalanche.
10. A terrible solution
This is a snapshot of the American virtuoso guitarist who was the last, because the next day he swallowed a sleeping pill in his London room and died.
11. A defeated toreador
The photo conveys all the horror of the pain of a man who in a moment died under the hooves of a bull. The death of the Spanish bullfighter, who was only 29 years old, occurred on the bullfight, and it was shown live.
12. Bloody slaughterhouse
This is real historical stuff, because a few minutes after the photo was taken, this Vietnamese woman and her children were killed by American soldiers. This happened on March 16, 1968. The exact number of people killed is unknown, but more often they are called from 347 to 504 people. This slaughter is called "Mass murder in Songmi", and for this was condemned only one soldier.
13. Deadly tour
Musicians B. Holly, JP Richardson and R. Valence made a joint photo before the plane before heading to the next city of their tour to Minnesota. Due to bad weather, the plane crashed and all passengers died in the Iowa field. This tragedy was called "The day when music died."
14. Unsuitable place for a photo
Many in pursuit of a beautiful photo choose for this completely unsuitable place. The three friends of Ess, Kelsey and Savannah did the selfie on the railway. When they saw that the train was approaching, they crossed to the other side, not noticing that there was another train going there. The driver did not have time to react, and the girls were knocked to death.
15. In the understanding of an imminent death
The photo shows the 14-year-old Regina Kay Walters, who was killed a few minutes later by the serial maniac Roberto Ben Rhodes. He is known to the public as a "killer of fellow travelers" and on his account more than 50 women. The murderer kidnapped Regina and her boyfriend, who was immediately killed. The girl Robert held for a few weeks, after he did this horrible photo and killed her in an abandoned barn.
16. Dangerous connections
A girl named Cindy Luf posted this selfie on her social networking page, and a few minutes later she was attacked and strangled by her own boyfriend. By the way, with it, she met in one of the popular applications - Tinder. Interestingly, the guy claims that the girl died in an absurd accident during sex.
17. Horrible female friendship
On their Facebook pages, girlfriends Rose Antoine and Britney Gargol laid out the selfie before starting the party. A few hours later, in a state of strong intoxication, Rose strangled her friend with a belt, which is visible in this photo. She recognized the guilt, but does not remember what exactly happened. The investigators suggested that there might have been a conflict between the girls. The court sentenced Rose to seven years in prison.
18. Helicopter accident
In America, journalists use helicopters to shoot different reports, and it seemed impossible - the collision of two helicopters, which killed all the people on board. This happened in July 2007 during the filming of a news report about the pursuit on the high-speed highway.
19. Extreme with irreversible consequences
This is a very popular place in Hawaii among fans to tickle your nerves and get a dose of adrenaline. Climbers train here, and the most desperate jump into the water. Among them was Shannon Nunez, who first made a beautiful photo for the social network, and then jumped. Unfortunately, the girl got into the water stream and drowned.
20. Last Selfie
Two Dutch girls Chris Kremers and Lisanne Frun decided to visit Panama and go to the jungle for an excursion. They refused to accompany them and set off on their own. For memory they took a photo, and went on a campaign from which they never returned. Only after a few weeks rescuers found a backpack of girls, in which there were clothes, documents, telephones and a camera. The camera was found 90 strange photos that were taken at night, since most of the frames were completely dark. Only one picture could look at the girl's scattered things. Analysis of the mobile phone showed that for several days the girls were trying to call the rescue service until the battery was dead. As a result, the bones of friends were found in the jungle, but the real cause of death remained unknown.
21. Smiles at parting
In a private small airplane, the singer and actress Jenny Rivera with her team and pilots crashed over central Mexico. The photo was taken just before takeoff. As a result of the crash, all the people on board were killed, but it was not possible to find out what caused the accident.
22. Risky commemorative photo
In the network, you can find a huge number of such photos, which are made on different heights, and such a risk can result in a tragedy. An example is the story of a guy who disappeared during his trip to Yosemite National Park. Only a month later, at the foot of the rock, his body and phone were found with a photo taken from the top.
23. Sign Fun
In the photo - 21-year-old Tuka Razzo, who in her home in Iraq with her family arranged a holiday. She decided to take some photos with Bengal lights, for which her father scolded, arguing that this is a dangerous occupation for the house. Maybe it was some kind of a warning from above, because in a few hours their house was completely destroyed by the air strikes of America. In the tragedy, only my father survived.