Malpe: A student of a private engineering college in Bangalore was drowned at Thottam beach near Malpe today at around 2:30 pm.

The deceased has been identified as Keerthan (21), son of Narasimha, a resident of Tiptur in Tumkur district. He had visited the beach along with a group of 30 engineering students from Bengaluru.

Although the team of lifeguards rescued 3 students.

The dead body of the deceased has been shifted to the mortuary of the Udupi district hospital. Malpe police have registered a case regarding this.

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Gadag: Two teenage students drowned while swimming in a water filled pit in Gadag district on Saturday, February 28.

The students have been identified as Basavaraj Badiger and Parashuram Vadder, both aged 15 and studying in Class 9.

Both were studying at Mulgund High School and were residing at the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Pre-Matric Boys’ Hostel.

According to police, the boys, along with four other friends, went swimming after finishing school in the afternoon.

All six boys went swimming in the large pit which was dug up, and had water accumulated in it. While the four knew swimming, both Basavaraj and Parashuram did not know swimming.

Swimming experts and fire brigade personnel have launched a search operation to locate the students.

Police from Mulgund Police Station visited the spot and carried out a preliminary investigation, and a case has been registered in this regard.