Four TN final year MBBS students studying in Russia drown while attempting to save fellow medico

Written by MD Bureau Published On 2020-08-11T13:55:26+05:30 | Updated On 11 Aug 2020 4:45 PM IST

Four TN final year MBBS students studying in Russia drown while attempting to save fellow medico

Tamil Nadu: In an unfortunate incident, four final-year young medical students from Tamil Nadu studying at Volgograd State Medical University, Russia died after drowning in strong currents of the River Volga in an attempt to rescue their fellow medico.

The deceased medicos have been identified as Mohammed Ashiq of Tiruppur district, R Vignesh of Cuddalore, Manoj Anand of Salem, and Stephen of Chennai.

As per recent media accounts, the incident took place on August 8. The MBBS students often went to the riverfront to refresh themselves, but this time they had gone into the river for a dip, along with seven others. One of them entered the water. On hearing his cries for help, others tried to help him but due to the strong currents of water, three other medicos could not rescue him nor could they come out. Within a few minutes, all four drowned. Their bodies were washed ashore and the students immediately got in touch with the Russian emergency contacts, reports PTI.

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The families of the deceased medicos are devastated by the tragic incident.

'It was a big dream for us to see my son as a doctor and a bigger dream for him to become one. From a very young age he wanted to become a doctor,' Mohammed Rafi, the grieving father of the deceased student Asif told Times of India.

Another relative of deceased medico Vignesh told a daily that his passion for medicine landed him in Russia and they are devastated by the news of Vignesh's death. He added that "He (Vignesh) spoke to his mother and sister on Saturday before fore he ventured out. He used to visit India every year during a vacation in July-August. He was keen to return, but his mother insisted he not to travel during COVID times."

Meanwhile the bereaved father of the deceased student Manoj, Sub-Inspector Anand approached and requested the chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami who is at Salem to help them bring the bodies of the medicos back from Russia.

Expressing his heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the bereaved families, Palaniswami stated that he was "extremely anguished" over the news of the death of the four students.

Meanwhile, the family members of Manoj Anand had petitioned Palaniswami in Salem on Sunday requesting him to take steps to bring his body back to the country. As per Palaniswami, senior government officials were carrying out his instructions on coordinating with the external affairs ministry and the Indian embassy in Russia, to arrange for bringing back the bodies.

The untimely death of the young medical students has brought grief into the medical community as well as the state of Tamil Nadu. MLA from Viralimalai. Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of TamilNadu Dr C Vijayabaskar offered his condolences via social media as well.

I am deeply saddened to know about the tragic loss of four medical students from Tamilnadu, drowned In #Volga River in Russia. My heart goes out to the families of the students in this time of sorrow. May the souls rest in peace. #Russia #TNStudents
— Dr C Vijayabaskar (@Vijayabaskarofl) August 9, 2020

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Source : with agency inputs

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