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New York Post
24 Jul 2023


NextImg:Man plunges 2,000 feet into gorge while ‘taking a selfie’

Better check your selfie before you wreck your selfie.

A man in India is lucky to be alive after plummeting thousands of feet into a gorge during a selfie session gone horribly awry.

An Instagram post depicting his miraculous rescue is currently blowing up online.

According to Jam Press, the near-miss occurred while the man, named Gopal Pundlik Chavan, 30, had been exploring the Ajanta Caves, a series of majestic Buddhist cave temples carved into the rock in Maharashtra.

Disaster struck after the adventurer reportedly tried to take a selfie and ended up plunging into a 2,000-foot ravine.

Thankfully, Chavan survived the fall, after which he was fished out by authorities and samaritans.

Harrowing footage shows the moment that the climber was extracted from the water with a long rope manned by over 10 people.

Adventurer Gopal Pundlik Chavan, 30, survived after plunging into a 2,000-foot gorge while supposedly snapping a selfie.
Jam Press Vid/TIM

The clip concludes with bystanders pulling the dangling man past a roaring waterfall and to safety atop the cliffs.

Rescuers said the man started swimming after the plunge, which gave them more time to extract him from the canyon.

He should thank his lucky stars he’s alive as many high-altitude selfie-takers haven’t been so fortunate.

Adventurer Gopal Pundlik Chavan, 30, survived after plunging into a 2,000-foot gorge while supposedly snapping a selfie atop the Ajanta Caves in India.

He had been exploring the Ajanta Caves, a series of majestic Buddhist cave temples carved into the rock in Maharashtra.
Jam Press Vid/TIM

Chavan.

It took over 10 people to pull Chavan to safety.
Jam Press Vid/TIM

Just this past fall, a sightseer died after plummeting 40 feet while snapping a cliff-side selfie at a scenic hot spot in Brazil.

In fact, a 2020 study found that more people die taking self-portraits than perish due to shark attacks.