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A day of content creation turned tragic for 27-year-old Sagar Tudu, a popular YouTuber from Berhampur, when he went missing near the picturesque Duduma Waterfall. Sagar, accompanied by his friend Abhijit Behera from Cuttack, had visited the popular tourist destination to shoot drone footage for his channel.

Eyewitnesses reported that the water level rose sharply after the Machkund Dam authorities opened the sluice gates without warning. Tudu reportedly slipped, losing his balance on the wet rocks, and was swept away by the powerful current before anyone could react.

At the same time, the gates of the Machkund dam were suddenly ...