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Maharashtra; Man falls into 500 feet gorge and dies while taking selfie with monkey

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: January 5, 2023 09:04 IST

In a shocking incident, a man in Maharashtra, who was trying to take a selfie with monkeys fell into ...

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In a shocking incident, a man in Maharashtra, who was trying to take a selfie with monkeys fell into a 500-foot-deep gorge in Maharashtra and died. The incident took place on Tuesday on the Varandha Ghat road."A 39-year-old man died after falling into a 500-feet deep gorge while taking a selfie with monkeys on the Varandha Ghat road," police were quoted by PTI as saying. The victim has been identified as Abdul Shaikh and his body was retrieved on Wednesday morning.

"Abdul Shaikh, who was heading towards Konkan in his car, halted near Waghjai temple on the Varandha ghat road," a police official told PTI. "There were some monkeys around, and he was apparently trying to click a selfie with them in the background when he fell," said inspector Vitthal Dabade of Bhor police station.Police recovered the body from the gorge with the help of the local Sahyadri rescue group, he added.

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