High tides: Visitors denied access to beaches in Mangaluru coast
Manglauru: Beach authorities prevented visitors from the water during the hight period swell waves hit the area of the west coast on Saturday and Sunday.
At Tannibavi, lifeguards were deployed to pull the crowd away from the waters on Saturday. While on Sunday they cordoned off the whole area as the sea began to grow rougher.
At Panambur Beach, lifeguards who are experienced fishermen informed the beach development authority there about the rough seas well before intimation from the ocean information services, and ensured precautionary measures to avoid loss of life.
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Woman falls to death from ranger swing ride at Vijayapura exhibition ground
Vijayapura (Karnataka), Oct 23: A 21-year-old woman died of head injuries after falling off a ranger swing ride at an exhibition ground here, police said on Wednesday.
They said it happened around 7 pm on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Nikitha Biradar.
Biradar had gone to the exhibition ground with her mother and some friends.
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According to police, the victim fell off the ride from a height after her safety bar broke and the safety belt she was wearing ripped.
She sustained severe head injuries and was pronounced dead at a hospital, a senior police official said.
He said a case has been registered against the event manager and the ride operator under section 106 (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
