New Delhi:
A student from Telangana died in a jet ski accident in the US on Saturday, March 9. At least eight Indian and Indian-origin students have died in the US so far this year.
Venkataramana Pittala, a 27-year-old student pursuing a master's degree in health informatics at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), died in Florida.
According to local media, the accident happened on March 9, shortly after 1:30 PM (local time), at the Fury Playground near Wisteria Island. A 14-year-old boy was on the other jet ski involved in the accident and reportedly escaped unharmed.
Mr Pittala hailed from Telangana's Kazipet. He would have graduated in two months in May. He obtained a bachelor's degree in physiotherapy from NTR University of Health Sciences, Andhra Pradesh.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission states that one must be 14 years old to operate a personal watercraft in the state.