Moodbidri, Nov 02, 2021: Two young men lost their lives while three others sustained injuries when lightning struck them on November 1, Monday evening. All the five were on a trip to Yerugundi Falls at Kanchilbail when there was heavy rains accompanied by thunder and lightning.
The deceased are Yashwanth (22), son of Srinivas Mugera and Maniprasad (22), son of Ratnaker Poojary, both from Kanchilpadavu.
The injured namely Sandeep, Ganesh and Praveen Kumar have been hospitalised.