MICHIGAN: Family, friends and Infosys employees in Michigan set up a crowd-funding page for Nagaraju Surepalli, and his son, both who were found drowned in a swimming pool. A software engineer from Andhra Pradesh, the 31year old was originally from Guntur, and worked and lived in Michigan with his wife and young son. His body, along with his son's was found in a swimming pool at his apartment building.
Local media reported, “A couple who walked into the clubhouse saw the dead bodies floating on the pool and informed police.” Local police chief David Malloy said, “The dad had taken the child to the pool. They were not intending to swim, they were just going to sit by the pool, and that was evidenced by what we found at the scene, and certainly what they were wearing. They were not dressed in swim attire.” He said the boy, Ananth, fell into the pool while riding his tricycle, and his father jumped in to rescue him. Neither of them were experienced swimmers and there was no lifeguard.
The crowd-funding was set up so that the bodies can be sent home. An Infosys spokesperson told media that the company would help bring the bodies home too. Surepalli's page described him as the “most jovial, honest, friendly person you would ever meet and always smiling. Organisers also wrote, “In the midst of this tragedy, we've set up this fund to help them with the funeral expenses and other ongoing grief/recovery support costs. This includes the very expensive process of carrying their mortal remains back to India.”
