Hyderabad, July 14 -- The mortal remains of three people from Andhra Pradesh, who died after the boat they were travelling in capsized in Vietnam on July 11, arrived at the Rajiv Gandhi International (RGI) Airport in Hyderabad on Tuesday and were handed over to their family members.

The bodies of the deceased identified as Sridhar from Kadapa, Jayashri from Machilipatnam, and Raviteja from Hindupur were among the 15 people from India who were killed in the boat capsize incident, officials confirmed.

State Minister Kondapalli Srinivas described the incident as deeply tragic.

"The accident involving a tourist boat in Vietnam is deeply tragic. Many Indians had gone there to visit with their families... it is truly a heart-wrenching incide...