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India Today
4 days ago
- India Today
Hyderabad-born engineer, another Indian-origin man drown in Colorado River
Two 32-year-old men of Telugu origin, including an engineer, drowned near Topock Gorge in the Colorado River after anchoring their rented pontoon boat and entering the water to cool off, according to US authorities. Neither wore life jackets. The men were underwater for about 20 minutes before divers recovered their drowning victims were identified by the Mohave County Sheriff's Office as Anoop Gankidi of Tempe town and Venkata Mukkaala of Milpitas city, California, a news portal, who was originally from Hyderabad, went to the US several years ago to earn a master's degree in computer engineering at California State University, said his friend Ravideja Vallepalli, according to the nationality of the other individual could not be confirmed; however, reports suggest he was of Telugu was working as a computer engineer in the Phoenix area, according to his friend quoted in the men were part of a group of five people who entered the water to cool off on Sunday, after they anchored the rented boat along the riverbank, reported, citing the Mohave County Sheriff's people slipped underwater and began to struggle, the sheriff's office was quoted as saying in the report. One of them was able to get back to the shallow area. However, Gankidi and Mukkaala did not resurface, the sheriff's office one on board wore a life jacket, Anita Mortensen, spokesperson for the Mohave County Sheriff's Office, person on a different boat had flagged down another vessel and reported that two men had gone underwater and had not resurfaced near a beach area in the Topock from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department were first to arrive and deployed a diver, who recovered one of the victims, California-based news website Victor Valley News Group measures were performed on both individuals, who were taken to the Colorado River Medical Centre in nearby Needles, California, where they were pronounced dead, according to the sheriff's to officials, the men were underwater for around 20 minutes before divers arrived and found them at a depth of about 12 WAS FOND OF HIKING AND OUTDOOR ADVENTURESGankidi enjoyed spending time hiking and engaging in other outdoor activities, according to his friend Vallepalli."He was definitely a very friendly guy. He was always into travelling and making fun, and he was a very family-oriented person," quoted Vallepalli as further investigation into the drowning incident is still EndsMust Watch
The Hindu
5 days ago
- The Hindu
Two Indian-origin men drown in Colorado river
A late Sunday evening outing on August 3, 2025 in a waterbody turned fatal for two of the five picnickers in the scenic Topock Gorge of the Colorado river. 'The victims have been identified as Anoop Gankidi, 32 of Tempe, Arizona, and Venkata Mukkaala, 32 of Milpitas, California,' according to a statement released by Mohave County Sheriff's Office. The Indian-origin men had hired a rental pontoon which was parked on the edge of the river at the time of the incident. 'All five occupants of the boat had entered the water to cool off when three of them slipped underwater and began to struggle. One of the occupants was able to get back to the shallow area, however Gankidi and Mukkaala did not resurface,' says the statement by the Sheriff's office. San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department which was first to arrive at the scene deployed a diver. The SBCSD diver was able to locate and retrieve one of the missing men and tried life-saving measures before transporting the person to water safety centre. Both the men were transported to the Colorado River Medical Center in Needles but were pronounced deceased. Investigators said that the two victims had been underwater for approximately 20 minutes when divers arrived on scene and were located in approximately 12 feet of water. The men were not under influence, said the sheriff's office.
