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Indian student drowns in Latvia, government says it is in contact with authorities in Riga, Kin

The Indian embassies in Sweden and Latvia said on Saturday that they were in contact with authorities in Latvia after receiving a report of an Indian student drowning in a canal.

“The embassy is in regular contact with the Latvian authorities regarding the unfortunate incident of suspected drowning of an Indian student in Riga. We remain in contact with the family and will continue to provide all possible assistance,” the embassy said in a statement.

Latvian news website lsm.lv said the student who died is from Kerala and is named Albin Shinto. It said the incident took place on July 18 and quoted his friend and eyewitness Arhik Haries, who told the news that he and Albin and five friends were swimming in the canal.

He told the news agency that two of his friends almost managed to pull him out of the water, but were ultimately unable to do so.

A passing fisherman helped the four others to save themselves.

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Haries told the newspaper that police and divers quickly arrived on the scene and searched the water for “two to three hours.”

However, they were unable to find the body and said the search will resume on Monday due to a lack of resources.

Haries told the newspaper that police and divers quickly arrived on the scene and searched the water for “two to three hours.”

However, they were unable to find the body and said the search will resume on Monday due to a lack of resources.

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  • Shankhyaneel Sarkar

    Shankhyaneel Sarkar is a senior sub-editor at News18. He covers international affairs.

    first print: Jul 20, 2024, 7:27 PM IST

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