YouTuber, 22, Confirmed Dead After He Was Swept Away by a 500-Foot Waterfall

Authorities have found the body of YouTuber Sagar Kundu, who died after he was caught in the current of a waterfall.

In a viral clip, the content creator, 22, can be seen standing in the water at the top of Duduma Waterfall, a popular tourist site in Odisha, India, before he apparently lost his balance and was swept away by the current.

According to Indian newspaper Deccan Chronicle and news station Odisha TV, police confirmed Kundu’s body was recovered after a 10-day search, found near the Machkund Hydro Power Project down the river from the waterfall. His body was heavily mutilated when authorities reached him, the outlets reported.

Authorities have ordered an autopsy, and Kundu’s recovered cell phone is expected to help aid the ongoing investigation into the circumstances of his death, per Deccan Chronicle.

The New Indian Express previously reported that a disaster management team and fire brigade had led the search for Kundu.

Police told the outlet that the internet personality had been visiting the waterfall to shoot multiple short videos. Though his friends warned him about the strength of the current, he stepped into the water anyway.

“Suddenly, there was a surge due to water being released from the Machkund Dam. Kundu was swept away by the strong currents, and those at the spot tried to rescue him but failed,” police told The New Indian Express, describing the moment captured in the viral clip.

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Madhusudan Bhoi, Machkund Police Station inspector in charge, previously said that police had recovered a bag with batteries and other camera equipment that Kundu had thrown into the water before he was taken by the current. He added that the search had been “challenging because of the rugged and rocky terrain and incessant rainfall.”

The New Indian Express also reported that fire service officer Umesh Chandra Bagh had said that they had requested authorities who oversee the Machkund Dam, a section of the Machkund River upstream from Duduma Waterfall, to close its gates to the public while the investigation was underway.