Nagaraju Surepalli and his son Ananth Surepalli were found unresponsive last Tuesday in a pool at the Glens of Northville apartment complex in Michigan's Novi, according to Novi Police Chief David Molloy.
Surepalli, from Andhra Pradesh's Guntur, is survived by 29-year-old wife Bindu.
His friends and associates had started an online fundraiser to help raise finances for the funeral and taking the bodies back to India. Over USD 181,000 had been raised through the fundraiser.
All formalities have been completed at the funeral home and necessary clearances received from the Indian Consulate to fly the bodies to India. Kande said it is estimated that the bodies of Surepalli and his son will reach India by tomorrow.
Novi police said Surepalli and his son were playing poolside on May 30 when the child inadvertently fell into the deep end of the pool while riding his tricycle.
The pool did not staff a lifeguard and they were the only occupants in the pool area. The Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office conducted a post-mortem examination this morning and ruled the incident an accidental drowning.
Police said the family had been in the US for approximately three years on an H-1B non-immigrant work visa.
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