2 Baroda Medical College students drown in Mahi

2 Baroda Medical College students drown in Mahi

Were Part Of Group That Had Gone For Picnic

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Vadodara:11.07.2021 

Two students of the Baroda Medical College drowned in the Mahisagar river near Rasulpur in Savli taluka of Vadodara district on Saturday.

The students were members of a group that had gone for picnic there.

According to sources, a group of 12 second year MBBS students had gone to Rasulpur which is a popular site for outings and picnics amongst residents of Vadodara.

The group entered the river to bathe. However, the heavy current in the river dragged away four students including the deceased Siddhi Shah (20) and Amogh Goel (20).

While two students managed to hold on to rocks and returned to safety, Shah and Goel drowned in a deep depression in the river. Other members of the group too rushed out of the river and raised an alarm to get help.

Villagers rushed to the spot and brought out Shah and Goel from the river albeit after some delay as they could not be found immediately. The students called for an ambulance and even performed CPR on Shah and Goel. The two students, in critical condition, were rushed to the SSG Hospital in the city to which the college is attached. The doctors at the hospital could not save them despite all efforts.

The two other students who had started drowning along with Shah and Goel were stable. Sources said that the entire group was in a state of shock and was given succour by teachers at the college.

Sources said that the depression at the site is known. In the past too similar incidents have been reported there.

The two students were rushed to SSG hospital in critical condition