A 22-year-old student from Karnataka who went missing six days ago in San Francisco in the United States has been found dead, the Indian Consulate General in the city said on Sunday.
Saketh Sreenivasaiah, who had been pursuing a Master of Science (Product Development Programme) degree at University of California since August 2025, had gone missing on February 10, The Hindu reported.
On Sunday, the Consulate General of India in San Francisco said that the local police had confirmed the recovery of Sreenivasaiah's body. Expressing its condolences to his family, the statement added that consulate officers were in contact with the family and will extend all required support to them.
Sreenivasaiah’s body was found at Lake Anza, a recreational swimming reservoir, The Berkeley Scanner reported.
The 22-year-old was last seen about a kilometre from the university campus. His backpack, which contained his passport and laptop, was found on a doorstep in the Park Hills neighbourhood after he was reported missing, the local newspaper reported.
Sreenivasaiah completed his schooling at Sri Vani Education Centre in Bengaluru, The Indian Express reported. He then went on to complete his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
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