Hyderabad: Two students from Telangana died of drowning in a lake in the US state of Missouri.
Uthej Kunta (24) and Shiva D. Kelligari (25) drowned in the Lake of the Ozarks and according to information, the incident occurred at around 2.30 p.m. on November 26.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) water division recovered the bodies of the students, who were doing their master’s program at St. Louis University.
Also Read Hyderabad: Old City awaits Metro, CM to lay foundation for Airport Express Corridor The two friends went swimming on the Thanksgiving weekend.
According to US media reports, Uthej began to struggle in the water and went under. Shiva dove in to render assistance and did not resurface.
Uthej’s body was recovered by MSHP Underwater Recovery Team a couple of hours after the incident, while Shiva’s body was recovered by the dive team the next day.
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