Telangana Student, 18, Drowns During Practice at Old Alwal Private Pool

Overview

• Police said the drowning occurred on Sunday evening during a routine session at a private pool in Old Alwal’s Surya Nagar in the Medchal-Malkajgiri district.
• The victim was identified as Vaishnavi, 18, who regularly trained at the facility during the 4 pm to 5 pm slot.
• According to reported accounts, she arrived around 4:30 pm with friends named Gautami and Praneetha.
• As the session ended, she and a friend reportedly remained in the pool when she slipped underwater and drowned.
• A friend alerted the coach and staff, who pulled her from the water, but she was declared dead at the scene, and police have registered a case and begun investigating.