Bengaluru resident drowns at Surathkal

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Dec 23, 2014: A 65-year-old resident of Bengaluru, who was holidaying at his guest house off Surathkal beach here, drowned at sea on Monday.

The Surathkal police said S.R. Hegde, from Vijayanagar in Bengaluru, was staying at his guest house, 500 metres from the beach. On Monday morning, Hegde walked down to the beach along with his car driver and ventured into the sea for bath around 9 a.m.

The police said the driver saw Hegde struggling and sought help from local swimmers, who recovered the body around 3 p.m. The police said Hegde was the husband of writer Indira Hegde. A complaint was filed by the victim’s cousin Ramakrishna Poonja.

 

Courtesy: The Hindu