Indian social media influencer dies after falling into 300-foot valley while filming video

In a tragic incident, a 27-year-old Indian travel and lifestyle influencer died after falling into a gorge while filming a video in Maharashtra's Raigad district, India.

Aanvi Kamdar, a Mumbai-based chartered accountant was on a monsoon outing with seven friends when she fell into the 300-foot-deep gorge near the Kumbhe waterfall at Mangaon in Raigad on Tuesday, according to a police official on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.

Kamdar, a resident of Mumbai's Mulund area, had visited the waterfall with her friends amid the rains. 

While recording a video of the surroundings, she slipped and fell into the gorge. (Read also: Adele announces break from music, How Sweet Adjeley’s husband almost killed her food vlogging ambition, EDITOR'S LENS: Ensuring inclusive policy to empower GH diverse creative sector)

Upon being alerted by her friends, police and local rescuers reached the spot and rushed her to the nearby Mangaon Taluka Government Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries during treatment.

Kumbhe Waterfall is a great tourist attraction- with the water flowing amidst the green of nature, this place attracts people from around the country.