Indian Student Dies After Drowning In A Waterfall In US

New York: In an unfortunate incident, Sai Surya Avinash Gadde, a 25-year-old Indian student died after drowning in a waterfall at Albany in New York State.

India's Consulate expressed their sadness and condoled the death of the Indian student; this is not the first untimely death of Indians in the United States.

Indian Student Dies After Drowning in Waterfall

Sai Surya Avinash Gadde, student of Trine University, died on July 7 at Barberville Falls, Albany, about 240 km north of here.

“One person died and another was rescued at Barberville Falls in Poestenkill on Sunday. The Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office says the person who died was a man not from the area,” a local news report said on Monday.

Consulate General of India Condoles Death of Indian Youth

“We extend our heartfelt condolences to his grieving family and friends. @IndiainNewYork is extending all necessary assistance, including issuance of NOC for the transportation of Mr Gadde’s mortal remains to India,” the Consulate General of India in New York posted on X late on Monday night.

"We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Mr Sai Surya Avinash Gadde, a student at Trine University, who drowned on 7th July at Barbervilley Falls, Albany, NY," the Consulate General of India in New York posted.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time,” it added.

Who Was Indian Student Who Died After Drowning In A Waterfall?

Gadde’s LinkedIn profile showed he enrolled at Trine University in the US state of Indiana in the 2023-24 session. Reports said Gadde, originally from Telangana in India, had been spending the long weekend of July 4 in the waterfall area.

Not First Incident of Indians Losing Their Life in US

More than half a dozen Indian students and others have lost their lives in the US in 2024.

Last month, in a tragic incident, 32-year-old Dasari Gopikrishna, who came to the US less than a year ago, was fatally shot during a robbery at a convenience store in Pleasant Grove, Dallas in the US state of Texas on June 21.

(Inputs from PTI)