Indian techie Siddhant Vitthal Patil is presumed lifeless after drowning in Glacier Nationwide Park, USA. His household shared that he had texted his mom from the park hours earlier than the tragedy.
“Final Friday, Siddhant known as his mom Priti from the park and instructed her that he had been there for 3 days with six different Indian mates and was having fun with the journey,” his maternal uncle Pritesh Chaudhari instructed PTI.
Siddhant, 26, additionally texted his mom two hours earlier than the incident, saying he can be returning to San Jose, the place he labored with Cadence Design Methods, in three days.
His mates supplied his iPhone’s IMEI numbers to park rangers and different authorities to help the search. Nevertheless, this has not yielded any outcomes to date.
Siddhant’s dad and mom, Priti and Vitthal, who retired from Maharashtra’s irrigation division in Might, are in shock and unable to talk, Chaudhari mentioned.
“Suresh Sharma from the Indian consulate in Seattle known as me after the incident, as Siddhant had given my quantity as a contact to the US authorities,” Chaudhari added. He has been in contact with the consulate since Monday.
Leaders from Maharashtra, together with Sharad Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis, have requested the federal government’s assist. Union minister Murlidhar Mohol, from Pune, is in contact with exterior affairs minister S Jaishankar for updates on the search operation.
Siddhant went to the US in 2020 to pursue his MS from the College of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He joined Cadence in 2023.
Regardless of aerial searches by helicopters, Siddhant’s physique has not been situated. Officers suspect the physique could also be trapped by submerged obstacles like fallen timber and rocks. Rangers are constantly monitoring the realm and have began recovering private gadgets which have washed downstream.
A drone was flown to find the physique, however the effort was unsuccessful. Siddhant is presumed lifeless by authorities.
“Final Friday, Siddhant known as his mom Priti from the park and instructed her that he had been there for 3 days with six different Indian mates and was having fun with the journey,” his maternal uncle Pritesh Chaudhari instructed PTI.
Siddhant, 26, additionally texted his mom two hours earlier than the incident, saying he can be returning to San Jose, the place he labored with Cadence Design Methods, in three days.
His mates supplied his iPhone’s IMEI numbers to park rangers and different authorities to help the search. Nevertheless, this has not yielded any outcomes to date.
Siddhant’s dad and mom, Priti and Vitthal, who retired from Maharashtra’s irrigation division in Might, are in shock and unable to talk, Chaudhari mentioned.
“Suresh Sharma from the Indian consulate in Seattle known as me after the incident, as Siddhant had given my quantity as a contact to the US authorities,” Chaudhari added. He has been in contact with the consulate since Monday.
Leaders from Maharashtra, together with Sharad Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis, have requested the federal government’s assist. Union minister Murlidhar Mohol, from Pune, is in contact with exterior affairs minister S Jaishankar for updates on the search operation.
Siddhant went to the US in 2020 to pursue his MS from the College of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He joined Cadence in 2023.
Regardless of aerial searches by helicopters, Siddhant’s physique has not been situated. Officers suspect the physique could also be trapped by submerged obstacles like fallen timber and rocks. Rangers are constantly monitoring the realm and have began recovering private gadgets which have washed downstream.
A drone was flown to find the physique, however the effort was unsuccessful. Siddhant is presumed lifeless by authorities.
