Tragedy strikes family as father drowns trying to save daughter in Karimnagar

Going into details, the victim's family had gone for an outing to Lower Manair Dam. His daughter, trying to take a selfie, had slipped into the water. In a bid to save her, the victim had jumped into the water. While he successfully saved his daughter, he did not manage to come out of the reservoir and drowned.

According to eyewitnesses, the father and his son both jumped into the water to save the girl and as chaos erupted, the mother cried out for help. A brave fisher-man, who heard the shouts for help, quickly rushed to help and managed to pull out the girl and the boy, but failed to save the father.

The deceased was identified as Bonala Vijay Kumar (47), a resident of Ramanagar of Karimnagar town.

Meanwhile, authorities have cautioned citizens to follow safety measures and be responsible when visiting water bodies.