Hyderabad: A Hyderabad man who had recently completed his masters in Canada accidentally drowned in a Toronto lake while celebrating his brother’s birthday on Sunday, September 15.
The victim has been identified as Praneeth, a resident of Meerpet in Ranga Reddy district. He has completed his degree at a Canadian university and was looking for a job while staying with friends.
According to reports, to mark his brother’s birthday, he and a group of friends went boating in a lake, during which he accidentally fell and drowned before the help could arrive.
Local authorities were alerted, and a search operation was launched to recover his body. The Toronto police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The victim’s family was informed of the tragedy on Monday by one of his friends, and further investigation is going on.
Two Indian students drown in waterfall in Australia
Earlier, in a similar incident, two Indian students drowned while swimming at Millaa Millaa Falls near Cairns in Queensland, Australia.
The students, who hail from Andhra Pradesh, have been identified as Chaitanya Mupparaju from Bapatla district and Surya Teja Bobba from Prakasam district. They were pursuing higher studies in Australia.
According to Queensland Police, one of the students struggled in the water while swimming in the waterfall. Seeing him struggling, the other student went to help him, but he also met the same fate.
