Stranded Indian Tourists arrive from Vietnam at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, who witnessed boat accident in Vietnam, in which 15 people died, in Hyderabad on Sunday, July 12, 2026. Photo: SIDDHANT THAKUR/The Hindu. | Photo Credit: Siddhant Thakur “We tried administering CPR to them, but it was too late,” recalled Mahipal Sanghvi as he landed in Hyderabad on Sunday night (July 12), a day after witnessing the boat tragedy off Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island. The victims, pulled out of the water by rescue teams, were brought ashore where fellow tourists attempted to revive them before they were declared dead. People from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and other States, who were stranded in Vietnam following the accident, arrived at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) on Sunday night. Family members gathered at the airport more than an hour before the flight’s arrival, anxiously waiting to receive their loved ones. Mahipal Sanghvi, a resident of Vijayawada, said he was part of a group of around 80 tourists who had travelled to Vietnam on July 8. “We reached …