Vadodara, June 3:  Flight Lieutenant posted at Darjipura Air Force station drowned in Narmada canal at Asoj near Vadodara on Saturday. According to a report published in The Times of India, the deceased officer Sameer Prabhakar (27) had gone for an outing in the early hours with his wife Swarnam, and two other colleagues. Prabhakar’s wife is also an Air Force pilot.

Fire department officials who had stopped at the canal to wash their hands and faces said that Prabhakar slipped into the canal while washing his face. His wife and the two colleagues tried to save the officer by holding his hand, but in vain. Firemen from emergency response centre at Darjipura recovered Prabhakar’s body.

According to police, Prabhakar got married on April 28 this year. His body cremated yesterday in his hometown Ludhiana.

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