Jammu & Kashmir: 7 die, 33 injured as rock falls on people went for picnic at Reasi waterfall

A huge boulder rolled down the 100-feet high Siar Baba waterfall in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district today killing at least seven people and injuring 33 others who were taking a bath at the spot, a popular weekend getaway, police said.
Several youngsters were among those bathing under the waterfall at Talwara, 10 kilometers from Reasi town, when the loose rock and other debris fell on them, Senior Superintendent of Police, Reasi, Tahir Sajad Bhat told PTI.
Seven people were killed and the condition of three of the 33 injured was stated to be critical, he added. 
A large number of people had gathered at the spot to spend their Sunday holiday. Many of them were bathing under the waterfall, one of the biggest in northern India, when the incident occurred around 3.30 pm, officials said.
The others present at the scene rushed to rescue those trapped under the debris and were later joined by the police, Army and CRPF rescuers with JCB machines and other equipment, a police official said.
After hours of search, the rescue operation was called off in the evening, he added.