YouTuber swept away while shooting at waterfall in Odisha, tragedy caught on camera

A 22-year-old YouTuber went missing after being swept away by a strong current while filming reels at the Duduma waterfall in Odisha’s Koraput district on Sunday. The missing youth has been identified as Sagar Tudu, a resident of Berhampur in Ganjam district, officials confirmed.

According to police, the incident occurred in the afternoon when Sagar was shooting videos for his YouTube channel using a drone camera. He was accompanied by his friend, Abhijit Behera, and had planned to capture visuals of tourist spots in the region.

While filming, Sagar stood on a rock near the waterfall. At the same time, authorities of the Machakunda dam released water downstream after alerting locals, following heavy rainfall in the Lamtaput area of Koraput.