Kundapur: Man dies after drowning while swimming at Kodi beach, another rescued
Kundapur: One person died, another was rescued when the duo started drowning while swimming in the sea at Kodi beach here in Kundapur on Monday afternoon.
The deceased has been identified as Manju (38), a resident of Gandhinagar in Kunadpur. According to the reports, Manju was visiting the beach along with his wife when he went swimming with another person when the incident took place. The other person swimming with Manju tried to save him, but his efforts went in vain.
Locals immediately swung into action and tried to rescue Manju and brought him back to shores, but he had already breathed his last by the time, reports added. His body was later shifted to Kundapur Government Hospital.
Reacting to the incident, several locals voiced their concern over the lack of safety and precautionary measures at the beach even as several deaths and similar incidents have been reported here in the past.
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Allen, Raghuvanshi, Green power KKR to 29-run win over GT
Kolkata (PTI): Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match here on Saturday.
Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).
Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2.
In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out.
Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.
For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.
Brief Score:
KKR: 247 for 2 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 93, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 82 not out, Camero Green 52 not out; Mohammed Siraj 1/50).
GT: 218 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 85, Sunil Narine 2/29).
