US EditionUniversity extends help to overseas family of Indian student who drowned in river
THOMPSON-NICOLA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 17 – Jatin Garg drowned while retrieving a volleyball in the Thompson River; $21,817 has been raised to support funeral and repatriation efforts, community members said.
- Tuesday saw the recovery of Garg’s body near McArthur Island, concluding a nine-day search following his disappearance.
- On July 6, 2025, Jatin Garg entered the Thompson River to retrieve a volleyball, and was swept away by a strong undercurrent, despite previous warnings about dangerous river currents.
- In a social media post, Kamloops Search and Rescue said a swiftwater team member found the body when paddling `intentionally but unofficially`, involving Kamloops Fire Rescue and the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team.
- The university has become uncomfortably familiar with such support when Baihua Chadwick, TRU Vice-President International, said she has spoken with Garg’s father and offered university assistance.
- As of Thursday morning, the GoFundMe campaign had raised $21,817 toward a $28,000 goal, with TRU considering inviting KSAR to orientation for water-safety talks.
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University extends help to overseas family of Indian student who drowned in river
Thompson Rivers University is offering its support to the family and friends of a student who drowned after being swept away last week from a North Kamloops beach. Jatin Garg went under on July 6 while retrieving a volleyball from the water off Overlander Beach. The 27-year-old's body was located ni...
TRU supporting family of Indian international student who drowned in Thompson River
KAMLOOPS — The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) student whose body was found in the Thompson River near McArthur Island on Tuesday (July 15) has been identified by an online fundraiser. Jatin Garg entered the Thompson River at Overlander Park on July 6 to retrieve a volleyball and his body was recovered on July 15 by a member of Kamloops Search and Rescue who was ‘intentionally but unofficially’ paddling on the river. TRU is now involved in ass…
Body of TRU international student who disappeared in river recovered by police, family confirms they've been notified
The body of the 27-year-old Thompson Rivers University student believed to have drowned in the Thompson River off a North Kamloops beach last Sunday while retrieving a volleyball has been recovered.
'Full of dreams, kindness and warmth': Student who drowned in Thompson River identified
The Thompson Rivers University student who drowned in the Thompson River has been identified through a fundraiser set up by a friend. On Tuesday, the Kamloops RCMP confirmed a body had been found after the student entered the river to retrieve a volleyball earlier this month. The student has since been identified as 27-year-old Jatin Garg. According to the fundraiser, Garg had just arrived in Canada to study in August 2024. “In less than a year,…
TRU student identified as Jatin Garg after drowning; Community rallies to return body home to India
The Kamloops community is mourning the tragic loss of Jatin Garg, a 27-year-old international student at Thompson Rivers University, whose body was recovered from the Thompson River on July 15 following a nine-day search effort. Garg, originally from India, had come to Canada in August 2024 with hopes of building a better future. His journey was tragically cut short on the evening of July 6, when he entered the river near Overlander Park to retr…
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