Man from Kanhangad Dies of Suffocation in Abu Dhabi
Stephen Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod (RD)
Kasargod, Dec 14: P P Padmanabha Nair, a 35-year-old man from Kanhangad employed in Abu Dhabi passed away due to suffocation inside a tunnel, on Tuesday December 13 night.
Padmanabha Nair was working as chief electrician with Askalan Construction and developers, Abu Dhabi.
Padmanabha's colleague, a Pakistani was working on an underground water storage tank that was under construction. When he did not return, Padmanabha went in search of him and entered the tunnel leading to the tank. However, he suffocated to death inside the tunnel.
Padmanabha's body has been shifted to Khalija Hospital morgue.
Padmanabha had built a new house located in Nileshwar Chedy Road in Kerala a few years ago. He was in his hometown on vacation last month and had returned to Abu Dhabi on November 28.
He is survived by his mother, wife and two children.