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Highlights
- The victim has been identified as Pooja Kumari a steeplechase athlete.
- She fell in pond and started to drown as she did not know how to swim.
- 21-year-old, originally from Uttarkhand, was staying in Bhopal for 3years
A national level athlete died while taking a selfie in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.
Pooja Kumari, a steeplechase athlete was taking selfie with her friends near a pond at the SAI academy in Bhopal. Sources said the athlete, along with her two friends, was returning after a practice session when they stopped at the pond after seeing some fishes in it.
Suddenly, Pooja slipped and fell in the pond and started to drown as she did not know how to swim. The other two athletes did not know how to swim either and ran towards the hostel for help.
But by the time they returned Puja had died. "She was immediately taken to the hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival," said assistant sub-inspector Sunil Dubey.
Additional superintendent of police Rajesh Singh Chandel said the 21-year-old, originally from Uttarkhand's Kashipur, was staying at the SAI hostel Bhopal for last three years for training.