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India seeks answers on reported drowning of tourist US seeks details on drowning of American in India
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NEW DELHI — Lawmakers in India’s coastal resort state of Goa have reportedly asked police for details about a U.S. tourist who allegedly drowned in a paddy field after being chased by local villagers. NEW DELHI — The U.S. Consulate says it has asked Indian authorities for details about an American tourist who reportedly drowned in a rice paddy after being chased by local villagers in the coastal resort state of Goa.
The state’s highest elected official, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, says the 30-year-old tourist allegedly fell into the paddy field and inhaled the muddy soil near the village of Korgao, according to the Press Trust of India. Heidi Hattenbach, an information officer in the U.S. consulate in Mumbai, says the consulate is in contact with the Indian government and the family of Caitanya Holt in the United States. She said Thursday she did not have any other details yet.
The chief minister did not say when the tourist died or give any details about why villagers may have been chasing him. R.R. D’Souza, a state police officer, said that Holt’s body was found on Tuesday.
In Washington, the State Department said Wednesday it was looking into reports that a U.S. citizen was killed in India but had no further information. The state’s highest elected official, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, said Wednesday that the 30-year-old tourist fell into the paddy and inhaled the muddy soil near the village of Korgao, according to the Press Trust of India.
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