Shattered widow relives the moment her hero husband drowned while trying to save their nine-year-old daughter from a rip that was sweeping her out to sea at his favourite beach
- Raj Kishore drowned at Surf Beach in Batemans Bay while saving his daughter
- Sreya, 9, was caught in a rip while swimming on July 5 at about 1pm
- Her dad jumped in to save her, but was also swept out into the ocean
- Bystanders were able to save Sreya who was sucked out about 250m offshore
- Her dad was found Raj unconscious, and CPR attempts were unsuccessful
A mother who watched on in horror as a rip sucked her daughter out to sea before claiming the life of her husband who went to the rescue has opened up about how their family day at the beach turned deadly in just seconds.
Silpa and Raj Kishore's daughter Sreya was building sandcastles at Surf Beach in Batemans Bay on July 5 at about 1pm.
Sreya, nine, left her older brother Omkar, 14, and went swimming in the shallow waters before becoming caught in a rip.
Raj, 48, dived in to save her but ended up being sucked out to sea at what was his favourite beach where he had swum hundreds of times before.
Raj Kishore drown at Surf Beach in Batemans Bay (pictured) on July 5, after diving into the water to save his nine-year-old daughter Sreya
Mrs Kishore said the conditions were mild but took a wild turn before her husband drowned.
'That day we were just going to go in for five minutes,' she told the Daily Telegraph.
'Before I knew it I saw my husband and daughter deeper in the water.
'It happened in a matter of seconds.'
Two local surfers heard Mrs Kishore's cries for help and dove in to find Sreya 250 metres off shore before bringing her back to the beach.
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She was bundled into an ambulance and taken to hospital in a stable condition but her father was not so lucky.
Raj was found unconscious in the ocean by surf lifesaving crews who performed CPR but to no avail.
His wife was in an ambulance with her daughter when her husband was declared dead.
Sreya was caught in a rip, and was saved by two bystanders while Raj was found 20 minutes later unconscious and CPR attempts were unsuccessful
Mrs Kishore said she was grateful for the bystanders who were able to rescue her daughter.
She spoke glowingly of her husband who migrated from India to Australia in 1997 and was an IT consultant.
'He would always say life is like a box of chocolates, you get whatever you're given and don't get upset,' she said.
