- Inessa Polenko, 39, was tragically thrown to death from a Black Sea viewpoint
- New images show the beautician losing her step while taking a photo
- The video shows that he had accessed an unofficial viewpoint without railings.
Shocking video shows the horrifying moment a beautician plunged 170ft to her death while taking a photograph of a man from a panoramic viewing platform atop a cliff overlooking the Black Sea.
It was previously reported that Russian beautician Inessa Polenko, 39, tragically fell onto the beach while taking a selfie.
In fact, the images indicate that he was taking a photograph of a man with a spectacular ocean view as a backdrop.
She took a step back and lost her balance, causing her to fall over the edge with no barriers to save her.
The horrified man, whose name was not identified by police, ran towards her, but it was too late.
A new video has captured the moment Russian beautician Inessa Polenko, 39, tragically fell onto the beach while taking a selfie from a cliff-top panoramic viewpoint.
Seconds after the tragedy, the man he was photographing approaches the edge of the platform before shouting for help.
Previous reports suggested Inessa had tragically fallen onto the beach while taking a selfie.
New footage reveals that Inessa took a step back and lost her balance, causing her to fall over the edge with no barriers to save her.
In the video, people are seen emerging seconds later running towards his motionless body on the seashore, 170 feet below.
She was rushed to hospital in picturesque Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia now under Russian rule.
Reports say doctors fought for his life but he died in intensive care the same day.
His funeral took place on Tuesday.
The video shows the tragic woman, an enthusiastic Instagrammer with 9,000 followers, who was not on the official viewing platform, which has safety railings, at the Gagry lookout.
Instead, it was located in a disused building structure adjacent to the viewing platform, which juts out from the edge of the cliff and has become an unofficial vantage point for photography enthusiasts.
Many have risked their lives taking photographs here despite the terrible danger.
Commenter Amirkhan Karikh posted: ‘How much has been said about this place. So many warnings.
‘Useless. Fifteen years ago, a woman also almost fell, she was lucky.
‘This building has existed since Soviet times. “It needs to be dismantled.”
Another Irina Shahova explained: “This is a protruding beam, something that has not been finished for a long time.
It is fenced and there is a sign indicating that entry is prohibited.
‘It is dangerous for life.
‘But people jump over the fence to take a beautiful photo from the cliff and risk their lives!
“It’s too high up and your head might start spinning…
‘The poor woman has stumbled… You simply don’t need to climb where you don’t need to climb.’
Inessa had posted photographs from Dubai, Egypt and Russian-occupied Crimea, legally part of Ukraine.
In the video, people are seen emerging seconds after the tragic accident running towards Inessa’s motionless body on the seashore, 170 feet below.
Inessa had recently posted photos from her travels, including Dubai, Egypt and Russian-occupied Crimea, legally part of Ukraine.
An investigation into the circumstances of his death is underway in Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia.
The popular beautician had clients mainly in Moscow and the major Russian resort of Sochi, where she lived.
An investigation into the circumstances of his death is underway in the separatist region.