A young Irish tourist is critically ill in an Italian hospital after falling from a tourist spot while taking a selfie, it has emerged.
It's understood that the tourist suffered serious head injuries in the fall in the centre of Genoa in the north west of the country over the weekend, according to The Irish Mirror.
Media reports in Italy say the unnamed tourist was taking a photograph at the San Giuliano bathing area when the tragedy happened.
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The woman, who is aged in her 30s, is understood to have fallen over railings onto the ground below.
Medics rushed to the scene and treated her on the spot before transferring her to the San Martino Hospital in the city where she was being treated for serious trauma to her head.
Media reports said she was taken to the hospital under a so-called code red alarm, the most severe medical emergency in Italy.
It's believed that the woman was with an Irish pal when the accident happened when she fell onto a sun canopy at the bathing site after losing her balance while taking the selfie.
A spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs last night said it was unaware of the incident.
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