A 33-year-old man drowned after he fainted and fell right into a swimming pool at a resort in Gujarat’s Rajkot on Sunday, police stated. The sufferer, Ajay Rathod, was on the resort to have fun his son’s birthday and his marriage ceremony anniversary when the incident occurred.

A 3-minute CCTV footage reveals Ajay, a resident of Navagam, seen enjoyable on the fringe of the swimming pool. He will get up and walks briefly whereas watching his nine-year-old son, Vihaan, play, earlier than he faints and falls into the water, Police Inspector SG Rathod stated.

Regardless of Ajay, whose dying was initially attributed to drowning, dropping consciousness and falling into the pool, bystanders remained immobile and didn’t act to assist him, as seen within the video. The delay proved deadly, and he drowned earlier than assist may attain him.

Ajay’s household was initially unaware that he had fallen unconscious and assumed he fell into the pool whereas bathing. Nonetheless, when he didn’t come up, they then pulled him out and administered CPR to him, however couldn’t be saved, Rathod added.

The sufferer and his household arrived on the resort round 11 am on Sunday to have fun his marriage ceremony anniversary and his son’s birthday, which was on Saturday.

“Round 1 pm on Sunday, Ajay was standing close to the swimming pool when he fainted and fell into it. His household was unaware he had develop into unconscious. Once they realised later, they pulled him out and tried to save lots of him by administering CPR. He was instantly hospitalised, however docs declared him introduced lifeless,” Rathod stated.

Initially, Ajay’s dying was attributed to drowning, however police will examine how the sufferer fainted and performed a autopsy at Rajkot Civil Hospital.

The precise reason for the sufferer’s dying shall be revealed solely after police obtain the autopsy report, Rathod additional stated.

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(with inputs from Ronak Yogeshkumar Majithiya in Rajkot)