22-year-old Guwahati youth dies in Canada after cliff-diving goes horribly wrong

Guwahati: Aranyam Bora, an active, artistic, and adventurous young man hailing from Guwahati, Assam, tragically died while cliff-diving in Canada, CBC has reported. The 22-year-old youth died after jumping off the cliffs at the Mactaquac Headpond in Canada's New Brunswick on Wednesday afternoon.

Bora was a fourth-year St. Thomas University (New Brunswick) student, majoring in political science and international relations. He was from India and came to New Brunswick to study.

Milly Squires, Bora's girlfriend, told reporters that the youth brought a smile to everyone's face who knew him and truly loved India, his country of origin, with all his heart.

Although the 22-year-old's death remains shrouded in mystery, Bora's friends hope a cellphone video will provide answers about what happened to him.

A friend had used Bora's phone to film his cliff diving for his Instagram account. Squires hopes the footage will help determine what happened to him.

According to reports, Bora appeared to be fine after the jump, but soon started flailing his arms -- a clear sign of danger. Although a friend jumped in in a bid to save the drowning man, she was unsuccessful. Although she managed to resurface, Bora drowned.

Local police have said an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of Bora's death.

It needs mention here that the cliffs from where the Assam boy dived to his death are a popular spot for people to go cliff jumping. NB Power put up a fence, but it did little to deter jumpers.

As per reports, the spot has been popular with young people for decades. "It is about a six or seven-metre drop to the surface of the headpond and about 15 metres (50 feet) of water below," a youth told CBC.

A sign posted at the gate says, "Danger. Keep out. Access beyond this point may result in drowning."

However, if reports are to be believed, diving enthusiasts have been defying the sign for decades.

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