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20 April 2024

Diver hits head on rock, dies in Abu Dhabi

Jayaprakash who died after hitting his head on a rock after diving into the sea in Abu Dhabi.

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By VM Sathish

An Indian youth has died while diving in the sea off Mirfa beach, near Liwa, Abu Dhabi.

The youth reportedly to have hit his head against a rock while diving.

Friends of the deceased have identified him as 30-year old Kottappadi Jaya Prakash and told this website that he was at the Mirfa beach on Friday to enjoy a weekend swim.

After the accident, his friends who were with him rushed him to hospital, where he succumbed to his head injuries.

According to relatives, they are trying to repatriate the body to Palaghat, Kerala.