The death of Navy captain Madhusudan Reddy has shocked the state of Karnataka. Indian Navy Captain Madhusudhan Reddy, who departed in a paramotoring accident, was not wearing a life jacket when he was rescued from the Arabian sea on Friday evening, police sources stated. 55-year-old Madhusudhan Reddy had gone on a paramotoring ride on Friday evening at the Rabindranath Tagore beach as his family from Bengaluru went to visit him. The police said that since the onset of lockdown, Madhusudhan was based in Karwar, while his family members were in Bengaluru. As adventure sporting activities reopened on Friday, the family had decided to go paramotoring.
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However, a technical glitch in the paramotor attached to Madhusudhan Reddy’s tool supposedly failed when he was 100m above sea level. After he fell into the water, his body got trapped in the equipment’s ropes, and he got drowned due to the weight of the motor. “The captain was not wearing a life jacket. It is mandatory to provide safety gear to anyone who wants to partake in adventure sports. We suspect negligence on these grounds. We will be able to reveal more information after the investigation is complete,” a source with the Karwar Town police said.
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According to the police, both Vidyadhar and Madhusudhan fell into the water but Vidyadhar was saved immediately by fishermen, while Madhusudhan got drowned. The doctors at Karwar Institute of Medical Sciences have concluded that Madhusudhan died of cold water shock. In addition, investigators said that the ambulance took 30 minutes to arrive due to which Inspector Santosh had to take Madhusudhan to KIMS in his police jeep.
