Girl, 14, killed while taking selfies for TikTok followers at waterfall in Myanmar

A girl was killed when she fell from a waterfall while taking selfies for her TikTok followers.

Moe Sa Nay, 14, was posing for pictures with her friend to post to her 150,000 social media followers when she slipped on the wet rocks at the Sinywa Waterfall in the town of Paung in Mon state on July 22.

The youngster was swept away downstream by the fast-flowing current and her body was jammed between two large boulders. Unable to free herself, she drowned while being battered by the whitewater.

Rescuers arrived to respond to the incident, but had difficulties retrieving Moe's body.

Dramatic footage shows volunteers and firefighters battling to dislodge the lifeless girl's body from the rocks the following morning, July 23. They tied her hands with rope and yanked her out of the narrow gap.

Rescue worker Mon Zaw said: 'The one who slipped reached the bottom, but died after getting stuck between the rocks.

'She died because she couldn't get out. They tried to rescue her but couldn't pull her out. Then the aid organizations and officials came.'

Moe's body was taken to the Paung Township General Hospital for a post-mortem examination.

Meanwhile, her friend, who had also slipped down the waterfalls, suffered only minor injuries.