2 weeks ago
Woman Falls Into Tel River While Taking Selfie in Odisha
A young woman went to visit a temple with two of her friends.
On the way back, she stopped on a bridge to take a selfie.
While she was taking the photo, she felt dizzy and lost her balance.
She fell from the bridge into the Tel river below.
That is a very big drop - almost 70 feet.
A local young man saw what happened and tried to help her, but he could not reach her.
He called the authorities for help.
Firefighters came to the spot and worked hard to pull her out of the water.
The woman was taken to a health centre and is now safe and stable.
This story reminds us to be very careful near rivers and bridges and not to take risky selfies.
A young woman fell nearly 70 feet from a bridge into the Tel river while reportedly taking a selfie near Belgaon on the Balangir-Kalahandi border.
She had been visiting a Shiva temple with two friends and stopped on the bridge to take a selfie on the way back.
She reportedly felt dizzy while taking the photograph, lost her balance and plunged into the river.
A local youth who tried to rescue her could not reach her and alerted the authorities.
Firefighters from the Saintala Fire Services station rescued her; she was treated at the Saintala health centre and is in stable condition.
- Who
- A young woman visiting a Shiva temple with two friends; rescued by firefighters from the Saintala Fire Services station.
- What
- The woman fell nearly 70 feet from a bridge into the Tel river while taking a selfie and was rescued.
- Where
- A bridge over the Tel river near Belgaon on the Balangir-Kalahandi border, Odisha.
- When
- Saturday (exact date not provided in the article).
- Why
- She reportedly felt dizzy while taking the photograph and lost her balance.
Key facts
- Incident
- Fall into Tel river while taking a selfie
- Location
- Bridge over Tel river near Belgaon, Balangir-Kalahandi border, Odisha
- Fall height
- Nearly 70 feet
- Rescue team
- Saintala Fire Services station
- Medical care
- Saintala health centre
- Condition
- Reported safe and stable
- Witness
- Local youth who attempted rescue and alerted authorities
- Purpose of visit
- Visiting a Shiva temple with two friends
Sources
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