Three school students dead after drowning in a lake while swimming
Tumkur: Three students who left their hostel for school on Wednesday morning died after drowning in a lake when they reportedly went for swimming in the afternoon. The incident was reported from Gubbikere Taluk in Tumkur District,
The deceased have been identified as Srinivas, a ninth grade student and a resident of Maruti Nagar in Bengaluru, Nandan an eighth grade student a resident of Gubbi Taluk and Darshan.
The three victims were boarding at a local SC/ST hostel and had left the hostel on Wednesday morning for school. They went to a local lake in the afternoon for swimming.
Local police and firefighters later pulled out the bodies of the students from the water.
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Record-holder swimmer drowns while practicing in pool in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Record-holder swimmer K Chandrashekhar Rai Surikumeru (52), who was known for performing yoga and somersaults underwater, died of drowning in the Mangaluru City Corporation swimming pool on Sunday.
Rai, who was a native of Surikumeru near Kalladka in Bantwal taluk, lived in Kudroli, Mangaluru. He is survived by his wife and a daughter.
He had been employed as a lifeguard at the swimming pool in Udupi under contract-basis and was working as manager of the MCC swimming pool for three years. He also worked as a lifeguard and swimming trainer.
On Sunday morning, Rai is said to have handed the security guard of the pool his mobile phone, saying he would practice for some time, but shortly after diving into the pool, he died of suffocation.
The post-mortem examination of his body was conducted at the District Wenlock Hospital and the funeral rites were held at his native place, Rai’s brother Radhakrishna Rai has said.
Rai, known for his skills in swimming, had entered the Worldwide Book of Records in 2023 by performing 28 front flip somersaults in a single stretch.
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