By Michael Powell A doctor’s toddler daughter drowned after she slipped off his shoulders while he was taking photos and plunged into a swollen river. Coventry-based anaesthesiologist Megha Reddy screamed for help as 18-month-old Manvi disappeared under the water and was washed downstream in strong currents. A frantic search was launched for the girl and rescue divers pulled her body out of the river more than four miles away. Tragedy: Eighteen-month-old Manvi Reddy drowned after she slipped from her father's shoulders into the River Musi in Hyderabad as he took photos during a month-long family holiday to India Looking: Witnesses said Dr Reddy (left), 42, and his wife Pratibha, who emigrated to Britain 15 years ago, were said to be in a state of shock and being comforted by family members following the accident
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Girl, 18 months, was swept away in the River Manvi in Hyderabad
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Parents said to be in state of shock following incident on Thursday
The doctor and his family had travelled to Hyderabad last month to attend a family wedding, and were scheduled to return to @placeholder next Wednesday.