The incident occurred when five youths climbed the structure to film a social media reel.

The incident occurred when five youths climbed the structure to film a social media reel.

Siddharthnagar District Magistrate (DM) Shivsharanappa said that the rescue operation was carried out in close coordination with the Air Force and the state administration, with continuous communication maintained throughout the planning phase.

Lucknow: The Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter rescued two children who were stranded a whole night on the top of a water tank in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh

Five children climbed a water tank in Siddharthnagar to shoot a social media reel, and a ladder collapse left one dead, two injured and two stranded. The overnight rescue, involving the Indian Air Force after repeated setbacks on the ground, has renewed concern over unsafe structures and risky online stunts.