Two Indian students drown in US lake

TWO Indian students from the southern state of Telangana drowned in the Lake of the Ozarks in the US state of Missouri during the Thanksgiving weekend, according to police.

The victims were identified as 24-year-old Uthej Kunta, and 25-year-old Shiva Kelligari by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Telangana minister K.T. Rama Rao in a tweet said that he has asked his team to assist the victims' families in getting the mortal remains back as soon as possible.

The incident took place when Kunta who went swimming failed to surface. His friend Kelligari then jumped into the lake to rescue Kunta but failed to come back up too.