TIRUPATI: A girl died and her father went missing after the car they were travelling in was washed away in
Chittoor
district on Thursday.
According to Penumuru police, Prathap from Muthirevula in Chittoor district was returning after attending a function with his family when their car was swept away in the strong currents of an overflowing Kondayavaripalle Vagu in Penumuru mandal.
While the driver of the car managed to break open the windows and all five travellers tried to move to safety, Sai Vineetha (15) accidentally slipped into the stream and was swept away.
Her father Prathap jumped into the waters to rescue his daughter but both were swept away in the overflowing stream.
Meanwhile, local villagers who rushed to the Kondayavaripalle vagu after hearing cries for help, rescued Prathap’s wife Shyamala, Chengappa and the driver Kiran.
Police and
rescue teams
retrieved Sai Vineetha’s body at Kodayavaripalle vagu on Friday morning. Police deployed a
drone
to locate the body of Prathap.
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