Tragedy struck today as four Indian students lost their lives in a drowning incident in Veliky Novgorod, Russia. The students were reportedly swimming in the Volkhov River when the accident occurred.
Details are still emerging, but reports indicate that a fifth student was rescued and is receiving medical attention. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed the deaths and is likely providing assistance to the families of the deceased and the surviving student.
The Indian Consulate in St. Petersburg is in close contact with the university and local authorities, offering all possible assistance. Search efforts are ongoing for the remaining two missing students, while two bodies have already been recovered from the river.
Indian Consulate coordinating with local authorities to facilitate the repatriation of the remains and remain in contact with the affected families and their district administration in Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
