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Indian Coast Guard officer dies while undergoing diving training in Kochi
An Indian Coast Guard officer has died after suffering near drowning on January 15 while undergoing diving training in Kochi, a Defence release said Saturday.
The officer, identified as Assistant Commandant Mohit Dalal, was posted on board Indian Coast Guard Ship Rajvir based at Port Blair. He was attached to Diving School, Naval Base in Kochi for “Ship’s Diver” course.
Dalal, who had immediately been admitted to the Indian Naval Hospital Sanjivani, could not be saved. A Board of Inquiry has been set up to investigate the matter.