Schoolboy dies after trying to take 'extreme selfie' on ninth-floor rooftop

The 17-year-old wanted to take a photo of himself 'falling' off the rooftop of a nine-storey building, according to local media reports. More after the cut

 The boy's friends were taking to Instagram to pay tribute to him.

Many posted 'sad' emoticons under his photos, and wrote messages such as 'so sad' and 'rest in peace'.

Source: UK Mirror