Police plucked the victim from the ocean close to St Kilda's pier
SYDNEY (AP) — A tourist in Australia had to be rescued by police after plunging off a pier while browsing Facebook on her phone, officials said Wednesday.
The woman was walking along a bay in Melbourne on Monday night when she became distracted by her Facebook feed and plummeted off the pier into the chilly water, Victoria state police said.
A witness called for help and police rushed to the woman's aid. They found her flailing around in the water, about 20 meters (65 feet) from the pier.
"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," Senior Constable Dean Kelly of the state water police told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. "She still had her mobile phone in her hand and initially she apologized and said sorry.The woman had a backpack on, which may have helped her to stay afloat, he said."
The woman was taken to a hospital for treatment. It has been reported the woman was Taiwanese and in her mid-20s.
"With Facebook, or social media in general as far as we're concerned, if you're anywhere near the water just pay attention," Kelly said. "Especially if you can't swim."
Former Zamfara state governor and serving senator of the federal republic of Nigeria, Sen. Ahmed Yerima has allegedly divorced his 17 year old Egyptian wife, Marian after three years of marriage and has married a new wife.
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AHMED SANI YERIMA
Sen.Yerima and four men, said to be members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly were in Egypt a few weeks ago for the wedding of Fathia, a new bride said to be 15 years old.
Marian who is now 17 and a mother of one, is believed to be the daughter of the former governor’s driver whenever he visits Egypt. The reason for the divorce is to enable him take a new wife as he’s not allowed more than four wives.
The Senator is alleged to have married and divorced a few women in the last few years but has never changed his first three wives, only the fourth ones.
Sen. Ahmed Yerima this year was strongly against the establishment of 18 years as the legal age for marriage.
The movie Home Alone is still one of the most entertaining festive movies of all times. But have you ever wondered what happened to the kids from Home Alone?
See photos below:
Macaulay Culkin Played: Kevin McCallister Last seen: Appearing In super low budget ‘The Wrong Ferrari’ in 2011
Devin Ratray Played: Buzz McCallister Last seen: Playing “Deado” – a supporting part Pulaski in Ryan Reynolds/Jeff Bridges flop ‘R.I.P.D.’. He’s also in Alexander Payne’s ‘Nebraska’ too.
Mike Maronna Played: Jeff McCallister Last seen: Working as an on-set electrician for films including ‘Sex And The City’, ‘Be Kind Rewind’ and ‘Men In Black 3’.
Hillary Wolf Played: Megan McCallister Last seen: Amazingly representing the US in Judo at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.
Angela Goethals Played: Linnie McCallister Last seen: Guest starring in a string of US TV shows, including ‘Six Feet Under’, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘CSI’ and most recently in a 2010 episode of ‘Royal Pains’.
Jedidiah Cohen Played: Rod McCallister Last seen: Working as COO of popular crowdfunding site ‘RocketHub’. He started the company himself back in 2009.
Senta Moses Played: Tracy McCallister Last seen: Doing the character acting rounds in TV shows ‘Greek’, ‘Castle’, ‘The Mentalist’ and in unknown 2011 crime/comedy ‘Love, Gloria’.
Daiana Campeanu Played: Sondra McCallister Last seen: Gigging around Chicago (and YouTube) as Americana rock songstress Diana Rein.
Kieran Culkin Played: Fuller McCallister Last seen: Playing Michael Cera’s “cool gay roommate” Wallace Wells in ‘Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World’, and opposite Emma Stone in best forgotten comedy ‘Movie 43’.
Anna Slotky Played: Brooke McCallister Last seen: Filling out supporting parts in cult 90s TV shows ‘Sister, Sister’ and ‘3rd Rock From The Sun’. She now runs her own real estate business in LA.
Kristin Minter Played: Heather McCallister Last seen: Playing Randi Fronczak in iconic medical drama ‘E.R.’ from 1995-2003. She also played the female lead in infamous Vanilla Ice vehicle ‘Cool As Ice’.
My thoughts are with Peter O'Toole's family and friends. His performance in my favourite film, Lawrence of Arabia, was stunning.
O'Toole's daughter, actress Kate O'Toole, said: "His family are very appreciative and completely overwhelmed by the outpouring of real love and affection being expressed towards him, and to us, during this unhappy time. Thank you all, from the bottom of our hearts."
"In due course there will be a memorial filled with song and good cheer, as he would have wished.
"We will be happy to speak to you all then but in the meantime if you could give Peter O'Toole the respect he deserves and allow us to grieve privately we'd appreciate it.
"Thank you all again for your beautiful tributes - keep them coming."
An eight-time Academy Award nominee who never won Hollywood's top acting honour, O'Toole shot to screen stardom 50 years ago in the title role of Lawrence Of Arabia, which earned seven Oscars, including best picture and director for David Lean.
WATCH PETER O'TOOLE IN LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
O'Toole's grand performance as British adventurer T.E. Lawrence brought him his first best-actor nomination but set him on an unenviable path of Oscar futility.
His eight losses without a win is a record among actors.
The honours stacked up quickly as O'Toole received Oscar nominations for 1964's Becket, 1968's The Lion In Winter, 1969's Goodbye, Mr Chips, 1972's The Ruling Class, 1980's The Stunt Man and 1982's My Favourite Year.
In the latter film, O'Toole played a dissolute actor preoccupied with drink and debauchery, seemingly a tailor-made role for a star known in his early years for epic carousing with such fellow party animals as Richard Burton, Richard Harris and Peter Finch.
O'Toole went into acting after serving in the Royal Navy, studying at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
His early stage successes included the lead in Hamlet and Shylock in The Merchant of Venice.
No living person is sure whether his birthplace was Connemara, Dublin, or Leeds.
