Silvester D'Souza

Daijiworld Media Network – Kundapur (MS)

Kundapur, Jul 24: A youth, native of Shivamogga, who had arrived to watch Arasinagundi Falls at Kollur, fell into it accidentally and got washed away into Sauparnika river on Sunday. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media.

The missing youth is identified as Sharath (23), son of Muniswamy of Bhadravati taluk.

According to the details in the complaint filed by Sharath’s father, he had come to Arasinagundi Falls on Sunday from Bhadravati at around 7.30 am by car. He was standing on the rock near the falls at around 3.30 pm when he accidentally slipped and fell into the falls and got washed away in Sauparnika river and went missing.

Screengrab from the viral video

Sharath is five feet and four inches tall, well built, oil black complexioned, chisel faced and has black hair. He carried mark of old injury on his left forehead. He speaks Kannada and Tamil languages. He was wearing half pant of blue colour and half sleeves shirt having white and black straps on it.

Eye witnesses said that Sharath's friends were recording a video with Sharath standing atop a stone. He is seen posing and later slipping from the stone down into the falls in the video which has now gone viral. 

Kollur police are investigating further.