THIS is the chilling moment a 22-year-old YouTuber was swept away in a waterfall while trying to film a drone video in India.

Sagar Tudu, 22, from Berhampur, tragically died as he waded the waters of Duduma Waterfall in Odisha’s Koraput district on Saturday.

The gut-wrenching video clip - which has since gone viral - shows the young man standing on a rock as torrents of water rage around him.

Several onlookers are seen trying to throw a rope to save him moments before the water surges forward and he is dragged away by the strong current.

The tragedy took place after water was suddenly dropped into the Machkund Dam following heavy rainfall, which caused the river level to drastically rise, according to local reports.

Authorities said a large-scale search was launched, with police, fire

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