A 32-year-old IT professional from Pune was found dead in a gorge near Lion’s Point, Lonavala, in the early hours of Thursday. According to preliminary details from the Shivdurg Rescue Team, the body was located around 250 feet below the viewpoint and retrieved around 4.30 am

The recent death of a solo hiker in a 400-foot gorge in Lonavla has sparked a fierce debate in the trekking community about just how safe it is to head out into the wilderness alone