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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Indian national stabbed to death in Canada
Ottawa, (PTI): An Indian national was stabbed to death near Canada's Ottawa city and police have taken one suspect in custody, the Indian mission in the country said.
The High Commission of India in Ottawa, the capital of Canada, said the incident happened in Rockland. It did not identify the victim.
"We are deeply saddened by the tragic death of an Indian national in Rockland near Ottawa due to a stabbing. Police have stated a suspect has been taken into custody," The High Commission posted on X on Friday.
"We are in close contact through a local community association to provide all possible assistance to the bereaved kin," it said.
According to CTV News, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said a shooting incident happened near Lalonde Street in Rockland just before 3 pm on Friday.
The site is roughly 40 kilometres east of downtown Ottawa.
Police have not yet said what charges the person in custody faces, the report said.
OPP said there is no concern for public safety.
“As we are just in the early stages of the investigation, there is no further information that can be provided,” the CTV News quoted OPP as saying.
