Friday, June 7, 2024 -Four Indian medical students have drowned while swimming in a river in northwest Russia, officials.
The incident happened
on Tuesday, June 4, in the Volkhov River in the city of Veliky Novgorod, the
regional investigative committee said.
"The students
were swimming... in an area where bathing is banned," it said. "Two
of them started being carried away by the current and two others jumped in to
save them. After some time, all four went under water".
The Indian consulate
in the city of Saint Petersburg said a fifth student "was saved,"
adding that they were pursuing medical studies at the university in Veliky
Novgorod.
It said their families
had been contacted and efforts were on to repatriate their bodies "as soon
as possible".
Russian investigators
said Friday that two bodies had been recovered so far.
Veliky Novgorod, one
of the oldest cities in Russia, is around 150 kilometres (90 miles) south of
Saint Petersburg. The Volkhov River flows through the city on the way to the
vast Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia.
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