A horrific video showed a 22-year-old man being swept away while filming a video at the Duduma waterfall in Odisha's Koratput. The man has been identified as a YouTuber who was using a drone camera to capture a video near the waterfall when the water swept him away as he clung to a rock.
Several media outlets identified the man as Sagar Tudu, but his YouTube channel carries the name Sagar Kundu.
Who is Sagar Kundu aka Sagar Tudu?
A resident of Berhampur, YouTuber Sagar Kundu ran a photography and film channel with nearly 500 subscribers, regularly sharing videos about the culture of Odisha.
On Saturday, he was filmed stranded on a rock near the Duduma waterfall while filming the water body for a video. In the viral clip, people attempted to rescue him from the rock as the water level rose but he was swept away by the strong current.
{{/usCountry}}On Saturday, he was filmed stranded on a rock near the Duduma waterfall while filming the water body for a video. In the viral clip, people attempted to rescue him from the rock as the water level rose but he was swept away by the strong current.
{{/usCountry}}According to sources, the incident occurred after water was released from the Machakunda dam following heavy rainfall. A search operation is on to locate the YouTuber.
Sagar was at the waterfall to record a video along with his friend Abhijit Behera, NDTV reported.
While authorities had alerted downstream of the dam after heavy rainfall in the Lamtaput area of Koraput, Sagar was standing on a rock near safer shores when water was released.