Video: Telangana man dies while playing badminton, fourth such incident in 10 days

Telangana news: In recent times, people dying while doing physical activities including working out, playing, and dancing, have emerged. In Telangana itself, three such incidents have taken place within two weeks.

The 38-year-old man has been identified as Shyam Yadav who collapsed and died on the badminton court. He was playing the game at Jayashankar Indoor Stadium Lalapet late on Tuesday evening.

Yadav was a private company employee who used to regularly play badminton at the indoor stadium after returning from his office. On Tuesday, he collapsed while playing a game with some friends. They rushed him to a hospital where doctors declared him dead. A video of the incident has also surfaced on social media.

Another HeartAttack,
A 38 yr old Shyam collapsed while playing badminton, in Hyderabad.
In visuals people take turns to check if he is breathing, If life-saving CPR had been administered early, he would have probably been alive.
Need awareness on CPR for all. ardiacarrest pic.twitter.com/EyQD27xoPe — Surya Reddy (@jsuryareddy) March 1, 2023

This is the fourth such incident in Telangana in 10 days. Visuals of young men collapsing while working out in the gym or dancing during weddings or playing games have shocked people.

Earlier on February 25, a 19-year-old collapsed and died while dancing at a wedding of his relative in Nirmal district. A 30-year-old police constable died of cardiac arrest while working out at a gym in Hyderabad on February 22.

On February 20, a man collapsed and died during a Haldi ceremony as part of the wedding of his relative in Hyderabad. The 40-year-old man was applying turmeric to the groom when he suddenly collapsed and died before he could be taken to a hospital.

(With inputs from IANS)

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