Bantwal, June 9, 2014: A 20 year old youth who was having a bath along with his friends in the Netravathi River at Malaibettu in Munnur village on June 8, Sunday, has drowned. His three friends however were lucky enough to survive.
The deceased is Naushad (20), son of Mohammad of Gandodi near BC Road. The tragedy occurred when Naushad along with his friends Naufal, Shabeer and Naufal had decided to have a swim in the river. He had come to Malaibettu to a relative’s house when the mishap took place.
When Naushad began to drown, his friends raised a cry and locals plunged into the river and rescued three of them. Naushad had died by the time he was lifted out of the river.
Bantwal Town Police have registered a case.