Brooklyn Bridge
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Israeli tries to climb Brooklyn Bridge for selfie, arrested
An Israeli tourist is taken into custody after climbing the Brooklyn Bridge fence, according to the New York Post; he is charged with criminal trespass; he wanted to take a selfie with the view in the background.
An 18-year-old Israeli tourist was arrested Thursday in New York after jumping a fence to access the Brooklyn Bridge to take a selfie, the New York Post reported on Friday.
The man, Shivel Dikstein, was taken in for investigation and reportedly charged with criminal trespass.
An eyewitnesses told the New York Post, "He jumped up to get a selfie with the skyline behind him."
Brooklyn Bridge, New York (Photo: AP)
Over the years there have been many cases where people were injured or killed trying to photograph themselves in challenging and dangerous places. Last week several teenagers fell into freezing water in New York's Central Park after the surface ice they were standing on in an attempt to take a selfie cracked and broke apart.
