Viral: Hobby of making reels proved costly! 22-year-old YouTuber swept away in waterfall
Viral: The hobby of making reels proved costly for a 22-year-old YouTuber. While shooting a video at the waterfall, the current of water suddenly intensified and swept the young man away in one stroke. This heart-wrenching accident took place at Duduma waterfall in Koraput district of Odisha. The entire incident was recorded on camera, the video of which is now becoming increasingly viral on the internet.
Making reels proved costly
YouTuber Sagar Tudu, a resident of Berhampur in Ganjam district, had gone with a friend to film a video at Duda waterfall for his channel. Both were capturing beautiful views with a drone camera. Meanwhile, Sagar stood on a big stone and started shooting the video. Then due to the sudden release of water from Machakunda Dam, the flow of water in the waterfall became very fast, and the young man was swept away in it.
22-year-old YouTuber swept away in waterfall
It is seen in the viral video that the flow was so fast that the YouTuber did not even get a chance to recover and he was swept away with the strong current of water. During this, his friend and other people present there kept shouting to save him, but the flow of water was so fast that no one could muster the courage to go near him.
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Sharing this video from the handle @viprabuddhi X (formerly Twitter), the user told that while shooting the video, the 22-year-old YouTuber was swept away in the Duduma waterfall of Koraput. This video is becoming increasingly viral, on which netizens are making various comments.
A Santhal Youtuber (age 22) from Berhampur, Ganjam (Odisha) was swept away at Duduma Waterfall, Koraput while trying to shoot a video.
— do'o kappa (@viprabuddhi) August 24, 2025
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No clue yet
At the same time, as soon as the information about the accident was received, the local police and fire brigade team immediately reached the spot. At present, the rescue operation is going on. No clue of the YouTuber has been found yet.
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