Tragedy as daughter of UK doctor slips and drowns Dr Reddy, 42, could not jump in to the river because it was so fast flowing, police said, and called emergency services. Passers-by heard him calling for help. Insp Reddy said: "The sludge and swiftly flowing water apparently deterred him from jumping into the river. Some passers-by tried to rescue the baby, but by then there was no trace of her. A search began on Thursday afternoon involving police and swimmers, but her body was only found the next day about three miles downstream by divers and the crew of a boat from India's National Disaster Response Force. Local volunteers had also joined in the search and her family were said to have prayed for her safe return at Dr Reddy's relations" home in a suburb of Hyderabad, in southern India, where they were staying. "The body was floating in the still water at the check dam," Insp Reddy said. If there was any delay on our part in sending the boat, the body would have crossed the check dam along with the overflowing water. The toddler's family were given her body back yesterday after a post-mortem examination. A police investigation was opened into the death. Dr Reddy's wife, Pratibha, said the family had returned to Hyderabad after a trip to a dam about 100 miles from the city, called Nagarjuna Sagar. Her husband drove to a river near where they were staying to show his children the difference between the rivers in the city, many of which are in concrete canals, and one in its natural state after the monsoon. There had been days of heavy rain in the area before the tragedy. Mrs Reddy, 35, said: "We had just returned from Nagarjuna Sagar, where the Krishna river was roaring. My husband took the children to Musi river at LB Nagar to show the difference between a full river and a city-based river. Dr Reddy and his wife were being comforted by relatives last night. The family had been due to end their three-week holiday in India, where Dr Reddy was born and educated, early this week. He has worked in Britain since 1997 and the family are joint British and Indian citizens. Manvi's grandmother, who was not named, told a local newspaper: "For her age, she was speaking so well catching new words with amazing speed. Had all gone well, she should have flown back to the UK with her family on August 21. Dr Reddy is an anaesthetist at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, where he specialises in obstetric anaesthesia, and has also carried out private practice in north west England. The monsoon season in Hyderabad runs from late June until early October. Across India, the rainfall is vital for farmers but often kills hundreds. Last month thousands died after rains caused flooding and landslides in the north of the country. The Himalayan state of Uttarakhand was the worst hit. The Indian air force used 12 helicopters to reinforce a military-backed rescue mission. Local reports in Hyderabad said that three years ago a woman, who was a bank manager, drowned and was dragged for three miles in the waters.