Body found floating in Seaway off of Main Beach on the Gold Coast, Kalyan Dandamudi

A body found floating in the Seaway - believed to have been in the water for several days - has been identified as a Griffith University student. Latest details.

Aerial photos of the Gold Coast. The Spit and the Seaway Wall

A body found floating in the Seaway - believed to have been in the water for several days - has been identified as a Gold Coast university Masters student.

Kalyan Chakarvarthy Dandamudi, a 27-year-old doing his Masters at Griffith University was found floating in the water by a jet ski instructor at 2.10pm on Saturday.

Specialist officers were able to retrieve his body from the water and he was declared dead at the scene, a Queensland Police Service statement said.

Acting Superintendent Mark Mooney said police believed he’d been in the water for, “at least two or three days, maybe longer” but believed his death was non suspicious.

Originally from Hyderabad, India, Mr Dandamudi’s body was found after an extensive search began on July 10.

Kalyan Chakarvarthy Dandamudi, a 27-year-old Masters student from Griffith University, Gold Coast. Picture: GoFundMe

Community activist Prabha Agraja said Mr Dandamudi was in his second year at Griffith University and leaves behind grieving parents and a sister – shattered by the loss.

“I spoke to the family last night,” he said

“I could hear the tears and cries in the background – I spoke to the cousin who was the one who could handle the call.”

Mr Agraja said the family were not only mourning their loss, but also facing financial challenges in transporting Mr Dandamudi’s body back to India.

The activist and family’s spokesman said Mr Dandamudi’s student insurance did not cover repatriation and has organised a GoFundMe on their behalf.

Investigations into how he died are ongoing.

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