Moscow: Four Indian students have died after drowning in a river near St. Petersburg in Russia. The Indian mission here is in touch with the Russian authorities to return their bodies to their families as soon as possible. All four students were studying medicine at Novgorod State University located in the city of Veliky Novgorod. Among them were two boys and two girls aged between 18 to 20 years.
This is how the accident happened
According to local media, an Indian student had gone far from the shore in the Volkhov River and started drowning when four of her classmates tried to save her. According to reports, three more students drowned in the river while trying to save him. One boy was taken out safely by the local people.
The student is being treated
The Indian Embassy in Moscow wrote on the social media platform ‘X’, “We are trying to return the bodies to the families as soon as possible.” The student whose life was saved is being given proper treatment.
All possible help will be provided
The Indian Consulate General in St. Petersburg said the students were studying medicine at Novgorod State University in Veliky. “Our condolences to the bereaved families,” he wrote on “The bereaved families have been contacted and they have been assured of all possible help,” the Consulate General said