Four Indian Students Drown in Russia While Attempting Rescue

Tragedy strikes Veliky Novgorod as young medical students lose their lives in the Volkhov river; one survivor remains under care

Four Indian medical students drowned in the Volkhov river near St. Petersburg while attempting to rescue a fellow student.
The students were from Veliky Novgorod's Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University and were aged between 18 to 20 years.
One student survived and is receiving medical care; efforts are underway to repatriate the bodies of the deceased.
The Indian Embassy in Russia has issued an advisory urging students to exercise caution around water bodies.
The university and Indian consulate are coordinating to provide support and expedite the return of the students' remains.