Two Indian males reportedly drowned whereas attempting to swim in New Zealand’s Piha Seaside.
New Delhi: Two Indian males reportedly drowned whereas attempting to swim in New Zealand’s Piha Seaside. The deceased, recognized as 28-year-old Saurin Nayankumar Patel and 31-year-old Anshul Shah had been roommates they usually died after they reportedly tried to swim in one of the harmful spots at Piha Seaside
The spent solely half-hour on the seashore in North Island final week earlier than tragedy struck, The New Zealand Herald newspaper reported. They had been described as “non-swimmers” by their households, in keeping with information company PTI.
The 2 hailed from Ahmedabad in Gujarat and had been roommates in Auckland. A good friend of the 2 lifeless males, Hiren Patel, stated one other good friend, Apurv Modi, was additionally within the water when a rogue wave pulled the trio aside.
Apurva Modi reached for Patel’s hand however couldn’t maintain on as he “screamed and shouted” for assist, Hiren stated. “It’s with God’s grace that Apurv Modi survived. He managed to return to shore however he misplaced his pals,” Hiren stated.
Patel was {an electrical} engineer who arrived in New Zealand in August final 12 months, whereas Shah labored as a cashier at a fuel station and got here right here in November, the report stated.
A lifeguard noticed the duo swimming in a harmful spot because the guards had been going off patrol on January 21, United North Piha Surf Lifesaving Membership president Robert Ferguson stated.
A rescue name was launched, however by the point the lifeguards received into place, the 2 had been lacking. Based on Ferguson, the rescue boat discovered the primary sufferer however efforts to resuscitate him failed.
The second sufferer was noticed by the police helicopter, however he too, couldn’t be revived. “The place they went in, I wouldn’t have gone in,” Ferguson stated.
Indian Excessive Fee’s second secretary Durga Dass confirmed the identities of the deceased and stated, “It’s a large tragedy for the Indian neighborhood, the lack of these two males, and our ideas exit to their households,” in keeping with the report. The Indian Excessive Fee in Wellington was in contact with the 2 victims’ households.