Andhra techie drowns in U.S.’ Bald River Falls

Polavarapu was working as a software engineer at a firm in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

September 17, 2020 10:32 am | Updated 10:32 am IST - Washington

A file photo of Bald River Falls

A file photo of Bald River Falls

A 27-year-old Indian woman software engineer has died after accidentally falling into the Bald River Falls in the U.S. state of Tennessee, according to a local media report.

Kamala Polavarapu, a native of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh, and her fiance were enjoying a romantic getaway atop the falls on Saturday, when both of them slipped and fell into the water, WBIR News reported.

Tourists nearby jumped in and managed to save Polavarapu’s fiance. After a search of nearly 40 minutes, Polavarapu was found trapped under a heavy tree branch in the water, the news site said.

Emergency responders performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation but she remained motionless. The responders took Polavarapu to Sweetwater Hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead, the report said.

Polavarapu was working as a software engineer at a firm in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

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