Madikeri: Two people died after drowning in the backwaters of Chklihole reservoir on Sunday evening. The deceased have been identified as Pawan (19) and Sandeesh (16) residents of Kondagarahalli and Kambibani villages respectively.

The duo were on a visit to temple when the incident took place. Both of them entered the waters to take bath and reportedly drowned. A local woman who noticed the duo drowning informed people about the incident.

Both the bodies were taken out of the river with the help of locals. Suntikoppa police station officer Jayaram along with other police personnel reached the spot and registered a case. Bodies were then shifted Kushalnagar Government Hospital for post-mortem.

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Washington (PTI): President Donald Trump is addressing reporters at the White House after he and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night after a shooting incident outside the ballroom.

Trump said the suspect was armed with multiple weapons before stopped by Secret Service. One officer was shot, but he was protected by a bulletproof vest.

“He was shot from very close distance with a very powerful gun, and the vest did the job,” Trump said.