A 25-year-old Indian student studying in the US, has died in Houston, days after she was rescued along with another Indian student from a swollen lake in the US state of Texas where Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc.
Shalini Singh, a student pursuing Masters degree in public health from the Texas A&M University, was rescued from the Lake Bryan, where she along with another Indian student Nikhil Bhatia, had gone swimming when they were overpowered by the current which pushed them deeper.
The friends accompanying them noticed that the duo were in distress and flagged down nearby police officers. Bryan Police officers were able to rescue and provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation to the victims until medics arrived, according to Bryan Mayor Andrew Nelson.
While Nikhil died in hospital on 30 August, Shalini who continued to be in a critical condition, was declared dead late on Sunday night.
Her younger brother and maternal uncle, who flew in from New Delhi on 30 August, were with her at the time of death. Singh, originally hailing from Delhi, came to the US last month to pursue the two years Masters program after her degree in Dental Surgery from ITS Dental College in Greater Noida.
She will be cremated in Bryan on Tuesday or Wednesday next week, according to the consulate sources. Singh continued to be on life support till the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, according to the Consulate officials, who were in regular touch with the family members in hospital.
According to local community leaders, at least 1,50,000 Indian-Americans live in and around Houston area and have been badly hit by the hurricane.
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