A sudden downpour in the Western Ghats on Friday afternoon triggered a flash flood at the popular Old Courtallam waterfalls in Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu. The raging waters swept away a 17-year-old boy, Ashwin, who was enjoying a dip with his family. A rescue operation was immediately launched by the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Department, along with local authorities, but Ashwin’s body was later found trapped between rocks around 500 meters from the waterfall.