THE NEW YORK POST – Travel influencer Aanvi Kamdar tragically died Tuesday after falling over 300 feet while filming at a waterfall in India.
The 27-year-old globetrotter, who worked as an accountant but regularly documented her travels on Instagram, had been visiting the Kumbhe waterfall in Maharashtra with seven friends, the Hindustan Times reported.
While filming, the Mumbai resident lost her footing and fell 350 feet into a rocky gorge.
Her friends alerted the authorities, who dispatched multiple rescue teams …
“Six rescuers climbed down the hill, while another 50 assisted atop the hillock,” said Kuveskar, adding that the adventurer was responsive both during the rescue and en route to the hospital despite being on a ventilator.
“I can’t believe it. This is deeply saddening and has kept me up all night. She was one of the kindest people I knew.” – Fellow ‘travel guru’ Aakanksha Monga
Unfortunately, despite the medics’ best efforts, Kamdar passed away during treatment …
Selfie Culture is Ruining Tourist Attractions
MEDIUM – The LDS Temple in DC is open for public tours. We did the tour yesterday. Photos were not allowed inside, but there were several good photo ops outside the temple. You can see more of my. photos here.
I wanted to get this picture before we left. It took a while because there were three women who spent way too long taking photos in front of this area. Each posed in front with a friend giving them direction to get the perfect pose, most likely for social media.
Then they had to do a selfie with all three of them and there were discussions about the best pose for this as well. No thought at all about all of the other people around them who wanted to get a quick picture.
We had been behind them for most of the walk around the gardens. This happened at every decent photo spot. They monopolized every good photo spot with the same antics. Desperately trying to get the perfect shot of themselves.
This is not a new thing. Almost every trip we take to any place that is popular with tourists this plays out. People are more focused on getting that perfect shot …
