Gorakhpur, May 4 -- : A bid to film a thrill-seeking social media reel claimed the life of a teenager while two were seriously injured even as an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter airlifted and rescued two others from atop a dilapidated overhead water tank in Uttar Pradesh's Siddharthnagar district on Sunday morning, officials said.

In a nine-minute rescue operation, an IAF helicopter airlifted two stranded teenagers from the top of the structure around 5.30am. The rescued boys, identified as Shani (11) and Kallu (14), were brought to Gorakhpur and admitted to the Air Force Hospital for treatment.

Additional district magistrate (Finance and Revenue) Gaurav Srivastava said: "The incident occurred when five teenagers, around 2.30pm, climb...