Bhubaneswar: The desire to click a selfie at a picnic spot cost a 25-year-old software engineer his life, as he fell into a river and drowned in Odisha's Gajapati district, police said on Thursday.
Rakesh Pattnayak, belonging to Paralakhemundi, slipped from a tree and drowned in Mahendratanaya river while taking a selfie at the Brundaban Palace picnic spot on Wednesday, said the police.
The fire brigade personnel carried out a search operation soon after the incident.
"His body was recovered about 100 metres from the spot on Thursday morning," said Babuli Nayak, inspector in-charge of Paralakhemundi police station.
Police have registered a case of 'unnatural death' in connection with the incident, Mr Nayak added.
Rakesh was working as a software engineer in an IT company in Bengaluru and had come to Paralakhemundi for his Dussehra vacation.
Rakesh Pattnayak, belonging to Paralakhemundi, slipped from a tree and drowned in Mahendratanaya river while taking a selfie at the Brundaban Palace picnic spot on Wednesday, said the police.
The fire brigade personnel carried out a search operation soon after the incident.
Police have registered a case of 'unnatural death' in connection with the incident, Mr Nayak added.
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