Maharashtra: Man falls into waterfall near Ajanta caves while taking selfie, rescued

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A 30-year-old man fell into a waterfall near the famous Ajanta caves in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district while clicking a selfie, police told news agency PTI on Monday.

A police team rushed to the spot after the incident on Sunday and rescued the man, an official told PTI.

Gopal Chavan, a resident of Nandatanda in Soyegaon taluka, went to visit the Ajanta caves on Sunday along with his four friends.

After visiting the caves, the man reached the Ajanta view point.

The Saptakunda waterfall divides the Ajanta view point area and the caves complex.

While the man was trying to click a selfie, his foot slipped and he fell into the waterfall, the police official told PTI.

As the man knew how to swim, he managed to reach a shore where he held on to a stone and waited for help.

One of his friends alerted the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) staff and police about the incident.

A police team later reached the spot and saved the man after rescue efforts for about an hour, the official told PTI.

Meanwhile, a 22-year-old man was swept away in a river in Amravati district of Maharashtra on Sunday, an official told news agency PTI.

The incident occurred in Chandurbazaar taluka in the evening when the victim went to Bramhanwada river, he said.

He lost balance and was swept away by the strong currents, the official said, adding that the district disaster management team was carrying out a search operation.

Amaravati and other districts in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra have been getting heavy rains since the past few days.

In another incident, the body of a 28-year-old man from Ambernath who had been swept away in a flood was found near Ulhasnagar in Thane district on Saturday, civic officials told PTI.

The deceased was identified as Rahil Shaikh.

He had been washed away in floodwaters on Wednesday, officials said.

The body was found in Waldhuni river near Ulhasnagar. Police has recorded a case of accidental death.

(With inputs from PTI)