A now-viral video showed a man severely injuring himself while attempting to do a summersault in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch. The incident, reportedly, took place on December 13.
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As per reports, while performing the stunt, the 18-year-old youth landed head-first and broke his neck. After being admitted to a hospital for 6 days, he succumbed to his injuries during the treatment.
Reports suggest that the youth used to sell blankets in Maharashtra for a living. On the morning of December 13, he was practising somersaults over blankets kept outside his house in front of his friends. By mistake, his head hit the ground. After this, he became unconscious and was immediately taken to a nearby hospital.
After 6 days of treatment, he died at 5 pm on December 18. The cause of death was said to be a fracture in the neck bone.
The youth, identified as Rakesh Garasiya, was cremated at Bhadana village in Neemuch at around 1 pm on Thursday. He was a resident of Bhadana village in Rampura police station area of Neemuch district. The financial condition of his house is not good.
