Travel influencer Anvi Kamdar has died after falling 300 feet into a waterfall gorge in India, authorities said.
According to local police, the 27-year-old social media content creator was visiting Kumbe Falls, about 80 miles from Mumbai, with seven friends when the accident occurred on Tuesday, July 16. Economic Times and Independent.
“She fell about 300 feet into the valley onto hard, slippery rocks and was initially undetectable,” rescuers said. Economic Times“She was carried up the hill on a stretcher attached to a rappelling rope. Six rescuers went down the hill and another 50 worked the rescue at the top of the hill.”
It took rescuers from multiple agencies about six hours to free Kamdar from the ravine, CBS News reported.
Kamdar was initially responsive and was put on a ventilator but he passed away at Mangaon Taluka Government Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. Economic Times.
Authorities said the accountant was filming a video for Instagram when she slipped and fell into a ravine. Hindustan Times and CBS News.
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Known for his travel tips, Kamdar has 285,000 followers on Instagram.
In her last post on Monday, July 15, she shared her top 5 places in India to visit during the rainy season.
Kamdar’s death comes just months after another influencer died while filming social media content.
Fitness influencer Giorgi “Tzané” Janelidze died in March after slipping from a balcony and falling into a ravine in Calabria, Italy.
