TN: Fourth-year China returned MBBS student drowns in Arasalaru river

Finding the medico drowning, some of the local people who were also taking bath in the river made several attempts to rescue him but they could not save the medical student.

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The fire and the rescue department personals were informed and they rushed to the spot immediately. They conducted a search to find the medico. However, it was already getting dark by then and the officials could not continue with the search operation on Saturday.

The next day the fire and rescue department again reached the spot where the medico allegedly drowned and searched the area after which they retrieved the body of the deceased medico. The body was sent to Kumbakonam government hospital for postmortem, reports TOI.

A case of unnatural death has been registered in Kumbakonam taluk police station and police are investigating the case. At a time like this, when the medical community has been working selflessly to contain the pandemic, the untimely death of a young medico has brought grief into the medical community.