Woman walks off pier while checking Facebook on phone
A woman had to be rescued after accidentally walking off the end of a pier in Australia while checking Facebook on her phone.
The woman, thought to be a Taiwanese tourist, was so engrossed with her Facebook feed she plunged into the chilly water at about 11:30pm.
Witnesses called for help and police found the woman ‘floundering" in the water about 65ft from St Kilda pier in Melboue.
Despite telling police she was unable to swim, the woman managed to hang on to her phone throughout the entire ordeal.
She was taken to hospital for treatment but is not thought to be seriously injured.
Dean Kelly, senior constable of the state water police, said: ‘She was still out in the water lying on her back in a floating position because she told us later that she couldn"t swim.
‘She still had her mobile phone in her hand and initially she apologised and said sorry.
‘With Facebook, or social media in general as far as we"re conceed, if you"re anywhere near the water just pay attention. Especially if you can"t swim."
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