Engineering student injured in gorge fall during selfie at horsley hills
A third-year engineering student from Tirupati slipped into a 50-foot gorge while taking a selfie at Horsley Hills; rescued amid thick fog and now stable.
Amaravati, January 12, 2026: A third-year engineering student from Sri Venkateswara University in Tirupati suffered multiple facial injuries after slipping into a 50-foot-deep gorge at Galibanda point on Horsley Hills near Madanapalle in Annamayya district.
The incident happened Monday while he posed for a selfie with friends during a visit; thick fog delayed the rescue by about an hour before police located him in bushes below and rushed him to Government District Hospital in Madanapalle. His condition is now stable.
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Sri Sathya Sai district police broke ground today for a modern police station in Lepakshi town, funded by CSR. The new facility will bring better services closer to residents and shift a circle office from Hindupur.
