Travel influencer Aanvi Kamdar Nearly died after falling into a gorge at a waterfall in India.
The content creator, who currently has 292,000 Instagram followers, was reportedly visiting the Kumbhe waterfall. It is located roughly 80 miles from Mumbai. She rise to fame through social media for her travel and lifestyle tips.
Authorities report she visited the site with seven friends when the accident happened. A fun day quickly turned tragic when she reportedly lost her footing. Kamdar was shooting content when she plunged 300 feet to her death.
Aanvi, who was also an accountant, “fell on the hard, slippery patch of rocks…in the valley.” A rescuer said she “couldn’t be spotted initially.” Once she was located, “she was sent up using a stretcher attached to rappelling ropes.”
Kamdar made what would be her final post on July 15. She shared the top-5 places to visit in india during the rainy season that were “cheap” and “not crowded.” Commenters under the post weighed in on the news of her death.
@theunoplate wrote, “she was an extremely responsible traveller. It was an accident, could’ve occurred with anyone, media headlines are made for attention and they’re sadly negative. but please don’t let that slide the fact that she was a beautiful human. her work, her passion, her story & her, should be honorued at this time. please