A friend of mine from school died recently.Please say a word of prayer for his family.
A passerby spotted the body of Ravi Anumagalla, 29, on Ocracoke Island on Monday, one day after he got caught in a strong current while swimming off the coast.Anumagalla, a native of India, worked as a design engineer at Jefferson Lab in Newport News. Debbie Magaldi, a spokeswoman for Jefferson Lab, said he started there as an intern after coming to the United States to pursue his Master's in engineering from Old Dominion University. He then became a term employee and became a full-time staff member last year.
Paul Brindza, who supervised Anumagalla at Jefferson Lab, described him as "a good guy" and a hard worker."He was here living the American Dream," Brindza said. "He bought a house, bought a piece of investment property. He was active in sports and just bought a motorcycle. He was someone who everyone liked."Brindza said Anumagalla was planning to be married this summer in India.According to police reports, Anumagalla, who was swimming with friends during a Memorial Day weekend camping trip, was reported missing around 4:30 p.m. Sunday. The U.S. Coast Guard and the Cape Hatteras National Park Service searched for about 24 hours before suspending the effort.Anumagalla's body was found about two hours after the search ended, 200 yards from where he had disappeared.Magaldi said Anumagalla played on the Jefferson Lab softball team and was a regular volunteer at the Science Bowl competitions hosted at Jefferson Lab every year.On a Web page put up in his memory, friends began posting condolence messages earlier this week. One friend wrote: "Ravi's enthusiasm and love for life were undeniable. May his soul rest in peace. We pray for his family and friends to get the strength to deal with this agonizing tragedy."Daily Press reporter Shawn Day contributed to this report.
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