Manikantha Naidu collapsed to her death while coming out of Zinc Cricket Ground in Gajuwaka on Sunday.
Posted Date – 11:45 AM, Mon – 6/19/23
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Visakhapatnam: A 26-year-old lawyer has died while participating in a cross-division cricket tournament in Visakhapatnam.
Manikantha Naidu collapsed to her death while coming out of Zinc Cricket Ground in Gajuwaka on Sunday.
According to eyewitnesses, after the match, Naidu apparently suffered a cardiac arrest and fell to the ground when he emerged from the ground.
Teammates and others tried to resuscitate him, but their efforts proved futile.
Medical personnel rushed to the scene in 108 ambulance, examined him and declared him dead. He was transferred to a private hospital.
According to Chintapalli Rambabu, president of the Visakha Bar Association, the young lawyer had a heart problem.
The Inter-District Cricket Championships kick off on 16 June. However, organizers have come under fire for staging the race in the sweltering heat.
The coastal city has been battling heatwave conditions for the past week, with highs exceeding 40C.
