Film director Santoshkumar Shetty Left For His Heavenly Abode
Santshkumar Shetty, a Kannada film director has recently met with a tragic death early in the morning while trying for a photo shoot of the Yermay falls amidst the dense forests of Belthangadi taluk in South Canara district. He had directed the film Kanasu.
This is the 3rd death due to the heavy downpour in South Canara & Udupi coastal districts recently. It is said that the director had gone to the picturesque spot for a photo shoot along with 3 other members including a lady member of the unit.
As Santoshkumar Shetty was busy shooting the inflow from the falls increased by multiple times and he is said to have slipped and had an accidental fall.
According to an eyewitness
Santoshkumar Shetty was the only person who knew swimming.But he had tied robots to his legs weighing around 7 kgs altogether and when he fell in the falls he couldn’t swim due to the heavy weight on his legs.
The locals also admit that this is the 3rd tragedy in the same spot. One person had died about 4-5 months ago and one more a year back. Many tourists neglect the advice to not venture out into the slippery falls leading to avoidable tragedies.
