Four students from Maharashtra drown in Russia river; two bodies recovered

Four Indian students from Jalgaon district in Maharashtra who were studying in a university in Russia drowned in the Volkhov river while the fifth student have been safely rescued said the External affaires minister on FridayIn a statement the external affairs ministry said Our Consulate in St Petersburg remains in contact with the university and local authorities and is providing all possible assistanceTwo dead bodies have been recovered so far from the Volkhov river by Local emergency services said the statement released by the ministry It added that the Indian consulate in St Petersburg is coordinating with local authorities for the repatriation of the mortal remainsAccording to ANI the external affairs ministry said We offer our condolences to the families The search for the remaining two missing students continuesAll five students involved in the accident belong to the Jalgaon district of Maharashtra and were studying at the YaroslavtheWise Novgorod State University located in Veliky Novgorod RussiaOn Thursday the four Indian students studying at the YaroslavtheWise Novgorod State University in Veliky Novgorod drowned in the Volkhov river with a fifth student narrowly escaping and currently receiving medical attentionThe Indian embassy has assured that the authorities are working to send the bodies to the relatives as soon as possible as reported by ANIThe Indian embassy wrote in a post on X We are working to send the bodies to the relatives as soon as possible Proper treatment is also being provided to the student whose life has been savedAyush Prasad Jalgaon District Collector on Thursday said that with the help of the Ministry of External Affairs had contacted the embassy in Russia and the consular general in St PetersburgThey have been very supportive to the family and weve been coordinating with the judicial as well as the police and disaster management authorities Prasad told ANIAssuring about the students medical care prasad said Best medical care is being provided to the student whose life has been safe We are hoping that the bodies will be sent back to India as per the international protocolThe Indian Consulate in St Petersburg said Working together with the local authorities of Veliky Novgorod to send the mortal remains to the relatives as soon as possible The bereaved families have been contacted and assured of all the possible helpHe further added Proper medical including psychological treatment is being provided to the girl student who was saved These students were pursuing medical education in Veliky Novgorod State University Sincere condolences to the bereaved families