The youth tripped and fell down into the valley below, suspected to be over 1000 feet deep. (Representational Image)
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Karthik was on a holiday with friends in Kodaikanal
They had allegedly been drinking alcohol earlier that day
He slipped, fell down 1000-feet deep valley while trying to take a selfie
Karthik, belonging to PP Kulam in Madurai, had come Kodaikanal on Monday along with two of his friends. After sight-seeing and visiting tourist destinations they allegedly consumed alcohol, the police said.
Later, they went to a hilltop with pronounced rocky formations locally referred as 'mountain beauty' allegedly through forest areas prohibited for tourists, they said.
When they were about to start from the hilltop, the youth proposed to take a selfie even as his other friends were chatting.
While he was trying to take the selfie, he tripped and fell down into the valley below, suspected to be over 1000 feet deep, police said.
"Fire and Rescue Services personnel and we are trying our best to locate the person who fell down. So far, the efforts have not succeeded," a police official in Kodaikanal told PTI.
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