Andhra Pradesh ke Vizianagaram district ke Bobbili ka 26 saal ka software engineer Sunday ko apna birthday celebrate karte waqt California ke Maramec State Park ke ek waterfall me doob gaya.
Singireddy Sai Srihari Krishna apne 26th birthday ko celebrate karne ke liye do Telugu colleagues ke saath bahar gaye the aur waterfall ke pool me utar gaye, lekin tez paani ke flow me beh gaye.
Andhra Pradesh ke NRI Affairs Minister Kondapalli Srinivas ne bataya ki Krishna ke father, Srinivas, ko is incident ke baare me unke bete ke friend aur ek police officer ka phone aaya.
Krishna Saint Louis, Missouri ke Westminster Place me shared accommodation me reh raha tha. “Usko abhi-abhi job mili thi aur woh bahut khush tha. Usne December 2025 me Elessent Clean Technologies me kaam shuru kiya tha. Usko 12 December ko joining letter mila tha. 2022 me Master’s karne ke liye US jaane ke baad usne kaafi struggle kiya. Woh swimming ka bahut bada shaukeen tha. Paridi gaon me bachpan me woh har well aur canal me kud kar swim karta tha. US me padhai ke dauran usne swimming coach ke roop me bhi kaam kiya. Uske parents bilkul toot gaye hain. Jab usko job mili thi tab unhone thodi rahat ki saans li thi,” Krishna ke cousin Hari ne kaha.
Krishna ke father, Srinivas, pehle farmer the, jabki unki mother, Ramadevi, Paridi ke primary healthcare centre me emergency health worker ke roop me kaam karti hain. Krishna ki sister bhi ek software engineer hai aur Andhra Pradesh me rehti hai.
Bobbili ke MLA R V Ranga Rao ne kaha ki Krishna ke ek friend ne sabse pehle call karke family ko inform kiya. “Woh ek expert swimmer tha. Paridi aur Bobbili me sab use jaante the, jahan woh competitions me participate karta tha. Uske friend ke hisab se, woh log waterfall ke neeche ek chhote pool me kude aur swim kar rahe the, tabhi Krishna tez current me beh gaya. Usne wapas safe jagah tak swim karne ki koshish ki, lekin uske friend ke mutabik paani me ped ki jadon me unke pair ulajh gaye. Uske doston ne bhi use bachane ki koshish ki, lekin paani bahut gehra tha aur woh majboor ho gaye.
Lagbhag 10 minute tak unhone koshish ki, lekin woh us tak pahunch nahi paaye. Park ki river rescue patrol bhi 15 minute ke andar pahunch gayi thi, lekin tab tak bahut der ho chuki thi,” Rao ne kaha. Unhone yeh bhi kaha, “Hum US authorities se contact karne ki koshish kar rahe hain taaki body ko jaldi India wapas laane ki process ko fast kiya ja sake.”
