For much of the summer, reports of shark attacks frequently grabbed headlines along the East Coast as beachgoers took to the water to enjoy the warm summer weather.

But there's another threat that has become even deadlier around the world, and it doesn't come from the seas. Selfie deaths, believe it or not, in terms of which have been responsible for more deaths worldwide in 2015, Mashable said.

According to Shark Attack Survivors' records, worldwide this year. The number of people killed while taking a selfie is now 12, according to Mashable.

Deadlier than sharks? That's what the stats say.

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"It's not clear if the number of daredevil selfies is increasing, but more and more tourists are making headlines because of their dangerous attempts at a memorable photo," Mashable said in its report.

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Four of the 12 selfie-related tragedies occurred when people fell to their deaths, and several others were killed when they were hit by trains, Mashable added.

The risks being taken by selfie-getters have forced some governments , Huffington Post reported. Russia's government has started a massive campaign urging residents to take safe selfies, which includes dispatching police officers to schools to give lessons on selfie safety, the report added.

Officials have taken extra measures to keep selfie-takers safe in the U.S. as well. In July, Yellowstone officials had to formally ask the national park's visitors , for they posed a great threat to themselves. Then, earlier this month, Colorado officials because too many visitors were taking selfies with wild animals, bears especially.

Despite at least 22 shark encounters along the U.S. East Coast this summer, only one shark attack death has occurred along an American coastline so far this year, and that was in Hawaii. According to records, it was the only shark attack death in the U.S. since Dec. 2013, and it has been tiger sharks– not the infamous great white– that have been responsible for all three U.S. shark attack deaths since Nov. 2012.

Records also show all three deaths in that time frame were near Maui, Hawaii, and it has been more than five years since the last death by shark attack along the East Coast. Clearly, your phone, or rather, what you do with it, is more likely to kill you.

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