A swimmer died while crossing from Sri Lanka to India. His name is Gopal Rao. The 78-year-old swimmer’s home is in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It is known that he died of a heart attack.
Rao was a member of a swimming group of 31 members. They organized a swim from Sri Lanka to India through the Pak Strait. On April 22, the swimming team left the Indian island of Rameswaram by boat. The team started swimming from Thalaimannar in Sri Lanka towards Dhanushkodi.
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Gopal Rao was third in swimming. He felt sick at one point during the swim. At this time he was taken on a boat. Later the doctor on duty declared Rao dead.
After this incident the swimmers canceled their event and reached their destination by boat.
The body has been sent to Rameswaram Government Hospital for post-mortem. Rameswaram town police have registered a case in this incident.
Although the swimmers had already taken the approval of the Indian and Sri Lankan authorities in this regard.
Source: The Hindu
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