Tourists spend whole night on the Saint Mary's Island of Malpe!
Police rescue four Keralites, including a woman: Inquired by police
Udupi: Four tourists from Kerala, including a woman, had to spend their whole night on the St. Mary's Island in Malpe on November 23 after missing the last boat.
Residents of Cochin in Kerala, Justin (34), Sheeja (33), Josh (28) and Harish (17) were rescued from St. Mary's Island at around 7:30 am on November 24. Malpe police conducted their inquiry and sent them to Kerala safely.
It was revealed from the inquiry that the tourists had reached St. Mary's Island at around 12:30 PM on November 23 by Malpe Development Committee boat. They then moved to another nearby Island. But they were unable to return from that Island as the water level had increased. Subsequently, they stayed there. Meanwhile, the last boat from St. Mary's Island to Malpe returned at around 6:45.
All the four returned to the St. Mary's Island after the water level had decreased. But they learnt that they had missed the last boat and spent whole night on the Island.
Other tourists who came to the Island this morning were surprised to find the Kerala tourists on the Island and they took the formers to Malpe and informed the police. The police took them to the police station and conducted the inquiry as staying at the St. Mary's Island is not allowed. The police checked their boat tickets, railway tickets and identity cards and later sent them to Kerala safely, sources said.
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Two killed as college tour bus crashes into parked tanker, lorry near Maravanthe
Kundapur: Two persons died and several students were injured after a college tour bus rammed into a tanker and a goods lorry parked by the roadside near Maravanthe Beach in Trasi on Wednesday afternoon.
The bus was carrying final-year B.Com students of Rambhapuri College from Shivamogga district. According to sources, the group had left for the tour two days ago.
There were around 50 persons in the bus, including 24 male students and 23 female students.
The students had visited Murdeshwar and were travelling towards Udupi on Wednesday when the accident occurred.
Police said the bus driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, following which the bus first hit a parked gas tanker and then crashed into a goods lorry stationed ahead.
The front portion of the bus was badly mangled in the impact. Preliminary information said the bus cleaner and a cooking assistant travelling with the group died in the accident. Several injured students were shifted to different hospitals in Kundapur for treatment.
