Lost his life in the cycle of selfies: A young man who went to bathe in the river drowned in the water; Body found after 12 hours, two tragic incidents in 24 hours in Sabarkantha

Sabarkantha: In the last 24 hours, tragic incidents of the death of two youths have come to light in Sabarkantha district, which has caused a sense of mourning in the entire panth. Youths have lost their lives in these incidents that took place near Kanadar village in Vijaynagar and at Sapteshwar in Idar. Details of the dead The young man drowned in a river in Idar The first incident took place near the check dam of Sabarmati river at Sapteshwar in Idar taluka. Nilesh Devjibhai Parmar, 23, of Katosan (Rajpura) village in Detroj taluka of Mehsana district drowned in the river on Sunday afternoon. As soon as the incident was reported, searches were carried out for seven hours continuously by the Idar and Himmatnagar fire departments as well as local villagers, but their bodies were not found. The body was found 12 hours later. A total of 40 firemen, including Himmatnagar, Idar, Vijapur fire department and SDRF teams, resumed the search from 7 am on Monday morning. Finally, after 12 hours of intensive search, nileshbhai's body was found at 10 am today. The police have shifted the body to the PM and further action is underway. Youth takes selfie at waterfall in Vijaynagar In another tragic incident, a youth lost his life while trying to take a selfie at a natural waterfall near Kanadar village in Vijaynagar taluka of Sabarkantha district today. The incident has sent shockwaves across the area. Bhiloda youth dies in selfie scare 18-year-old Menat Alpesh, a resident of Ode village near Palla village in Bhiloda taluka of Aravalli district, along with his friends, had gone to visit the temple of Dhartimata in the hilly rural area near Kanadar village. While returning from darshan, he was trying to take a selfie in his mobile by climbing on to a flowing waterfall filled with natural beauty at the back of the temple. Due to the green, the leg slipped and fell into the waterfall of running water Meanwhile, Alpesh's leg slipped due to a lot of green on the stones near the waterfall. Suddenly he fell into a stream of running water, due to which he died tragically on the spot. As soon as the incident took place, a crowd of people gathered at the spot. A mountain of grief has fallen on Alpesh's family. It is imperative to take precautions in natural places Both these incidents have highlighted the need to take precautions at natural places during the monsoon. The incident shows the serious consequences of selfie hobbies and carelessness. It is imperative to take special precautions in such natural places during the monsoon. Tourists and locals have been appealed to be cautious at such places and stay away from dangerous acts.