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Yeah, people die taking selfies pretty much every year on one of our local hikes here in Washington. It's the easiest trail with a spectacular view(~1200ft of gain) in the entire metro area, so people flock to it in droves. It's a hike out to a cliff that looks down on a valley floor. Every single "outdoorsy" girl on Tinder has a picture of themselves there, standing in front of the precipice. There's also the easies…
Happens all the time in Scotland - I assume people look at the height of the mountains and assume they are safe for a quick stroll if the weather is nice. e.g. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-457... "Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team said the walkers' attire had included shorts and leggings, but no jackets." I've never actually said to people I've passed that I thought they were inappropriately…
I've also seen a ton of hikers go 3 or 4 miles in without any food, water, or emergency gear at all.
I've heard of people on St. Helens doing the climb up the summer route in shorts and T-shirts with no other gear and becoming hypothermic at the top and requiring rescue. And that's a permitted route, meaning you have to win a permit lottery the year that you plan to do it.