15YEAROLD INDIAN GIRL DROWNS OFF ADELAIDE BEACH

ADELAIDE: An Indian schoolgirl who was in this Australian city to play football at the Pacific School Games drowned off a city beach, police said. The 15-year-old was with four other girls at Holdfast Marina at Glenelg on Sunday evening when the incident occurred, the Guardian reported on Monday.

Lifesavers rescued the others but were unable to find the Indian girl until Monday morning when her body was pulled out of the water. One girl was said to be in critical condition. The Indian High Commission was providing support to the group, who were involved in the sporting event. Indian consular officials are flying in from Sydney.

Pacific School Games organisers confirmed the dead girl was part of the Indian delegation but did not reveal her sport. The international week-long event, which ended on Saturday, involved about 4,000 participants from 15 countries in primary and senior school competing in 11 sports.

Holdfast Mayor Stephen Patterson said the area was a treacherous spot that had claimed other lives in the past.

“There are signs near the actual breakwater itself alerting people to the fact there are strong currents,” he told ABC News on Monday. School Sports Australia said in a statement: “Following the completion of the Games on Saturday, there was a tragic accidentat Glenelgbeachwhichhas taken the life of one of the members ofthevisitingindiandelegation.