Kerala India: Two teenage athletes aged 16 and 18 found dead inside hostel after missing morning coaching
Two teenage athletes have been found dead inside a hostel in India.
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The 18- and 16-year-old girls were found dead on Thursday at a Sports Authority of India (SAI) hostel in Kerala’s Kollam district. Their bodies were found in their hostel room in the morning when others searched for them after they failed to turn up for their daily coaching.
The door of the room was found locked from the inside, said police, who reached the hostel after being alerted by authorities. According to preliminary reports from Kollam East Police, the two girls were found hanging from ceiling fans in the dormitory room.
Despite immediate efforts to seek medical help, both were pronounced dead upon arrival at a nearby hospital. The hostel room has been cordoned off for forensic examination as investigators look for any potential suicide notes or digital evidence that might explain the incident.
Police have launched a comprehensive investigation. The reason for the deaths is yet to be ascertained, police officials said.
According to local reports, other hostel inmates had seen the two girls earlier that morning or late the previous night. Police are recording statements from fellow trainees, trainers, hostel staff and family members.