Polavarapu Kamala reportedly slipped and fell off the waterfall while taking a selfie.
A young woman from Andhra Pradesh drowned in the US after she accidentally slipped and fell into a waterfall while taking a selfie with her fiance, her family said on Monday.
Polavarapu Kamala and her fiance had made a stop at the Bald River Falls in Tennessee on their way back home after a visit to her relatives in Atlanta. The couple were taking a selfie at the waterfall when they both reportedly slipped and fell.
While her boyfriend was rescued by people at the site, Kamala was missing for some time. She was reportedly found lying unconscious near a log. Rescuers performed prolonged CPR on her but could not revive her.
Kamala, who was from Gudlavaleru in Krishna district, had gone to the US after completing her graduation. She worked with a software company in Ohio.
"She graduated with an engineering degree and went for further studies to the US. She even found a job," her mother said.
Efforts are now being made to bring back the body to India. "The Telugu Association has said they will help bring the body home," her father said. Kamala's younger sister is married and lives in Chennai.