A 24-year-old youth from Hyderabad, missing for over four days on Sinhagad Fort, was finally found alive.
He was spotted by tourists near Tanaji Malusare’s memorial and later shifted to a private hospital in Pune.
Search operations by police, locals, and rescue teams had been ongoing despite heavy rains and fog.
Pune, 25 August 2025: Pune witnessed a dramatic rescue on Sunday evening after a 24-year-old youth, missing on Sinhagad Fort for nearly 100 hours, was found alive. The youth, identified as Gautam Adinath Gaikwad from Hyderabad, had disappeared on Wednesday during a trip with friends.
According to police, Gautam had gone aside briefly while his friends stayed near the fort. When he did not return, his slippers were later found near the cliff, prompting his friends to lodge a missing complaint. For the next three days, heavy rain and dense fog hampered search operations by police, forest officials, disaster response teams, and local villagers.
On Sunday evening, around 7 pm, tourists heard Gautam shouting for help behind the memorial of Narveer Tanaji Malusare on the fort. They immediately informed local residents, who rushed to the spot, brought him down, and handed him over to medical authorities.
Police said Gautam was extremely weak, shivering from the cold, and bore signs of bruises. He was taken to Khanapur in an ambulance and later admitted to a private hospital in Pune, where he is under treatment.
The joint search had involved nearly 70 people over the past three days. Local villagers expressed relief that Gautam was found alive after such an extended disappearance.