A 30-year-old student from Hyderabad succumbed to a brain stroke in the US, reports said. The student, named B Ruthvik, had gone to the US for higher studies. He suffered a brain stroke earlier this month.
Ruthvik's body arrived in the Hyderabad city on Monday, The Times of India reported. His family currently resides in the Trimulgherry area of Secunderabad. His father is reportedly a retired official of the state road transport department.
Ruthvik had recently completed his graduation from Texas A&M University. The Indian resident suffered a brain stroke on February 16. At the time, he was having lunch with his friends. Suddenly, he collapsed and fell to the ground. Soon after, Ruthvik's friends and others called an ambulance and rushed him to a nearby hospital.
During a health check-up, the doctors found a clot in the patient's brain. Meanwhile, the left side of Ruthvik's body became unresponsive. Later, the doctors conducted a surgery, but his condition remained critical, reports said.
A few days later, Ruthvik passed away while undergoing treatment at the hospital.
For Ruthvik's treatment, his friend B Shyam had reportedly set up a GoFundMe page seeking donations from others. As per the target set by his friend, Ruthvik required $200,000 for his treatment.
The fund-raising campaign witnessed the participation of 1,200 people in total. Shyam is said to have raised $57,000 through the page.
However, on February 23, he shared an update on the page, announcing that Ruthvik was declared brain dead by the doctors at the hospital.
“The update about Ruthvik was delayed considering the health conditions of his close family members in India. With heavy hearts, we share the sombre news of Ruthvik’s passing. Ruthvik was in post-surgery observation battling for his life. Despite a valiant struggle for survival, Ruthvik was ultimately declared brain dead a few days ago,” Shyam wrote on the page.
(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
