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This incident adds to a growing list of tragedies affecting the Indian student community in the US
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Recently, 32-year-old Dasari Gopikrishna was fatally shot during a robbery at a convenience store in Dallas, Texas, on June 21
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More than half a dozen Indian students and others have lost their lives in the US in 2024 alone
A 25-year-old Indian student, Sai Surya Avinash Gadde, tragically drowned at Barberville Falls in Albany, New York, on July 7. Gadde, originally from Telangana, was studying at Trine University in Indiana.
The Indian Consulate in New York expressed their condolences and announced on social media, “We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Mr. Sai Surya Avinash Gadde, a student at Trine University, who drowned on July 7 at Barberville Falls, Albany, NY. Our heartfelt condolences to his grieving family and friends.” The consulate is assisting with the necessary arrangements to transport Gadde’s remains back to India.
In response to these incidents, the Consulate General of India in New York has developed a special platform to support Indian students studying in the US, announced earlier last week.
According to reports, Gadde had been spending the long July 4 weekend at the waterfall area. Local news reported that multiple rescue teams responded to the incident at Barberville Falls, where another individual was also in trouble but was rescued by a good Samaritan.
This incident adds to a growing list of tragedies affecting the Indian student community in the US. Recently, 32-year-old Dasari Gopikrishna was fatally shot during a robbery at a convenience store in Dallas, Texas, on June 21. More than half a dozen Indian students and others have lost their lives in the US in 2024 alone.
In response to these incidents, the Consulate General of India in New York has developed a special platform to support Indian students studying in the US, announced earlier last week.
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