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Chikkamagaluru woman slips into coma after scuba diving accident in Hawaii

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Chikkamagaluru: What was meant to be a fun-filled vacation with her husband at the Hawaii islands turned out to be tragic for a 20-year-old woman who slipped into coma after her scuba diving attempt went wrong.

Married a year back, Sruthi, a native of Chikkamagaluru’s Lakkavali and her husband Seetharamakrishna, a software engineer working for Yahoo at San Jose in California, had decided to go on a week-long vacation at the Hawaii Islands.

As per the telephonic call made by her husband to Vishwanath, father of the woman, Sruthi had slipped into a comatose condition on June 30 while the couple were attempting scuba diving.

Speaking to reporters, Vishwanath informed that the couple accidentally fell into the water after their oxygen pipes snapped. While Seetharamakrishna was rescued immediately, it took a few minutes for the expert divers to get Sruti out. By this time water had already entered her lungs and she had slipped into coma before reaching the Maui Memorial Medical Center in Sunnyvale. “She has not woken up or responded to the treatment since the last four days. The doctors suggested that we visit here as soon as possible but we don’t have passports,” he added.

Meanwhile, Vishwanath and his wife visited the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Chikkamagaluru, Dr M Lokesh who advised them to apply for a tatkal passport. They also met BJP State President, B S Yeddyurappa, who spoke to the External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj and assured Vishwanath of a speedy process in obtaining his passport.

“The regional passport officer also assured me of immediate issuance of passport. Today is our interview at the passport office. I want to see my daughter and ensure that I can do everything to help her,” Vishwanath added.

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