Maharashtra: Man taking selfie while standing on rock, slipped foot, fell 200 feet down, then saved his life by hanging on a rope
Nowadays, the fever of taking selfies and shooting videos or reels has gone so high on some people that they are no longer bothered about their lives. Such incidents come to the fore every day that due to taking selfies and making videos at dangerous places, such-and-such a person lost his life. Even after knowing about these incidents, some people do not desist from their antics. They think that such an incident can never happen to them. Similarly, Gopal Pundalik Chavan, a resident of Maharashtra, also thought that he would comfortably bring a selfie from the view point of Ajanta Caves and nothing would happen to him. However, something happened to him, after which he would never go to such dangerous places to take a selfie even by mistake.
A incident has taken place in the #AjantaCaves area. While taking a selfie at the view point waterfall in front of the Ajanta Caves, a tourist slipped and fell into a two thousand feet deep pit. The video of this incident has come to light."#Maharashtra #chhatrapatisambhajinagar pic.twitter.com/mGOmTKlDXc
— Siraj Noorani (@sirajnoorani) July 23, 2023
Was taking selfie standing on the rock
In fact, 30-year-old Gopal had reached a selfie point located in front of the Ajanta caves. Standing there, he started taking selfie that’s why a fatal accident happened with him. While taking a selfie, suddenly Gopal’s foot slipped and he fell into a river located in a 200 feet deep gorge. When the people around saw this, they immediately informed the authorities for help, after which Gopal was safely taken out of the ditch with the help of a rope.
Viral video
A video of this incident is also going viral on social media, in which he is shown hanging on a rope. It can be seen in the video that this incident created a stir among the people present around. A huge crowd of people gathered there. While the officers are rescuing the boy with a rope. Gopal’s life was saved by the efforts of officials and people. This is not the first time that someone has put his life in danger to take a selfie. Even before this, many such incidents have come to the fore.
