{"id":2488884,"date":"2025-09-20T08:19:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T12:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-deaf-women-vacationing-die-tragically-after-stopping-to-take-pictures-on-train-tracks\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T08:20:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T12:20:43","slug":"two-deaf-women-vacationing-die-tragically-after-stopping-to-take-pictures-on-train-tracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-deaf-women-vacationing-die-tragically-after-stopping-to-take-pictures-on-train-tracks\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Deaf Women Vacationing Die Tragically After Stopping to Take Pictures on Train Tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-deaf-women-vacationing-die-tragically-after-stopping-to-take-pictures-on-train-tracks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2488884&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two deaf Canadian women, Guylaine Boulanger (62) and Elise B\u00e9nard (66), died in a tragic accident after being struck by a train near Mes\u00e3o Frio, Portugal, while on vacation from Montreal. Teh women were taking photos near <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/where-do-the-lefts-ridiculous-attempts-to-redefine-infrastructure-end\/\" title=\"Where Do The Left\u2019s Ridiculous Attempts To Redefine \u2018Infrastructure\u2019 End?\">railroad tracks<\/a> by the Douro River and did not hear the train&#8217;s repeated horns due to their deafness.Despite the train engineer&#8217;s attempts to brake, both women lost their lives.The incident shocked their community, especially within Montreal&#8217;s deaf community. Global Affairs canada is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-naacp-leader-killed-in-gang-shootout-during-caribbean-vacation\/\" title=\"Virginia NAACP Leader Killed In Gang Shootout During Caribbean ...\">providing consular assistance<\/a> to their families. this tragedy highlights the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-students-show-solidarity-with-gaza-in-hourslong-hunger-strike-and-die-in-protest\/\" title=\"Harvard students unite in hunger strike and &#039;die-in&#039; to support Gaza\">ongoing global issue<\/a> of selfie-related accidents, which have resulted in numerous deaths worldwide.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Two deaf Canadian women died after a train struck them near Mes&atilde;o Frio, Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>The women, 62-year-old Guylaine Boulanger and 66-year-old Elise B&eacute;nard, were vacationing from Montreal when the Sept. 13 tragedy occurred, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/montreal\/article\/two-deaf-women-from-montreal-struck-and-killed-by-train-while-on-vacation-in-portugal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CTV News<\/a> in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Boulanger and B&eacute;nard were on some <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >railroad tracks taking pictures<\/a> and didn&rsquo;t hear the train&rsquo;s repeated horns.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the engineer&rsquo;s efforts to brake the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/deploy-national-guard-ukrainian-beauty-fled-war-stabbed-death-train-charlotte-city-80-dem-led\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">train<\/a>, both women died.<\/p>\n<p>Confused train passengers didn&rsquo;t know why the engineer was sounding the horn as repetitiously as he was, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portugalresident.com\/two-canadian-tourists-killed-on-douro-railway-line\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portugal Resident<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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unumihai Media (@unumihaimedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unumihaimedia\/status\/1967671134024871968?\">September 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Montreal resident Tobi-Lynne Payne was friends with B&eacute;nard, who was reportedly known throughout the deaf community, according to CTV News.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was crying yesterday,&rdquo; Payne said. &ldquo;My friends texted me like all day. I was crying so hard because they&rsquo;re good friends of mine. It&rsquo;s like a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mom-way-pick-4-month-old-killed-freak-accident-caused-wild-bird\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">freak accident<\/a>. I couldn&rsquo;t believe it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Global Affairs Canada issued a statement about the incident, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montrealgazette.com\/news\/article1171356.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Montreal Gazette<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Two women from Montreal, who are well known in its deaf community, were struck and killed by a train in Portugal on Saturday, family members confirmed.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TBtwB9EHOG\">https:\/\/t.co\/TBtwB9EHOG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Globalnews.ca (@globalnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/globalnews\/status\/1967666907353628848?\">September 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Consular officials are in contact with local authorities and are in contact with the families involved to provide consular assistance,&rdquo; said Thida Ith, a spokeswoman for Global Affairs Canada. &ldquo;We extend our deepest condolences to their families and loved ones as well as to all of those affected.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Selfie deaths are a worldwide issue, according to a 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30234062\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NIH study<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>From October 2011 to November 2017, there were 137 such selfie incidents reported worldwide, according to the study. The incidents resulted in 259 deaths.<\/p>\n<p>The highest casualties were reported in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-declares-lost-india-russia-deepest-darkest-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India<\/a>, followed by Russia, the U.S., then Pakistan.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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