Hyderabad: An 18-year-old B.Tech first-year student drowned after accidentally falling into a quarry pit in Jawahar Nagar of Medchal-Malkajgiri district on Friday evening. The deceased was identified as Pawan Sai.
According to reports, a group of 12 engineering students visited the Malkaram quarry after watching Instagram reels showcasing the location as a scenic spot for photographs.
While at the quarry, Pawan Sai sat on a rock and tried to touch the water when he accidentally slipped and fell into the quarry pit.
His friends immediately alerted the Disaster Response Force, whose teams rushed to the spot and launched a search operation. After nearly two hours of searching, rescuers located and recovered his body.
Jawahar Nagar police registered a case and shifted the body to Gandhi Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
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