Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Three Die After Failed Rescue Attempt at Maharashtra Hill
An 18-year-old boy went to the edge of a hill and threatened to jump.
His parents, villagers and police tried for almost three hours to convince him to move back.
The fire brigade put a safety net below the hill.
The boy kept changing position after noticing the net.
His father climbed up to try to bring him to safety.
When the father tried to grab him, both lost their balance and fell.
The mother then fell after seeing what happened to them.
All three family members died.
A police official said the argument may have started over a mobile phone.
An 18-year-old man threatened to jump from Khavda Hill in Maharashtra on Friday.
Family members, villagers, tourists and police tried for nearly three hours to persuade him to move away.
Police said the fire brigade placed a safety net below, but the teenager moved after noticing it.
The father climbed toward his son and both fell while he tried to pull him away at about 1 p.m.
The mother fell moments later after seeing her son and husband plunge, and all three died.
- Who
- An 18-year-old man, his parents, villagers, tourists, police personnel and fire brigade workers were involved.
- What
- A rescue effort ended when the teenager and his father fell from the hill, followed by the mother; all three died.
- When
- Friday; the incident began around 10 a.m., and the falls occurred at about 1 p.m.
- Where
- Khavda Hill in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The teenager threatened to die by suicide. Senior police official Rameshwar Gad said the dispute had been over a mobile phone.
- Location
- Khavda Hill, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, Maharashtra
- Victims
- An 18-year-old man and both of his parents
- Duration
- Nearly three hours
- Rescue measures
- Police tried to persuade the teenager, while the fire brigade placed a safety net below
- Time of falls
- Around 1 p.m.
- Cliff height
- A senior police official said the cliff was 400–500 feet high
- Video evidence
- Tourists and locals captured parts of the ordeal on video
- Reported dispute
- A senior police official said the teenager had quarreled with his father over a mobile phone
