Two boys die of drowning in Bengre river

Two boys die of drowning in Bengre river

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Oct 13, 2012: Two young boys died of drowning in a river in Bengre on Oct 13, Saturday.

The deceased are Marsook (13), son of Ameer, and Nameer (14), son of Basheer. Marsook was a Std. VIII student of Government High School in Bengre while Nameer was a Std. IX student of Badriya School in Kandak.

The two boys, along with four friends, had gone to the river for a swim. But Nameer and Marsook were carried away by the current and their friends starting shouting for help.

The local people, the Panambur police, and the Tannir Bhavi lifeguards rushed to the spot and tried to rescue the boys, but could not save their lives.

The boys were swimming at a place that was recently dredged, owing to which the river was very deep.

Their bodies were retrieved at around 1:30 p.m. and taken to Mohiuddin Jumma Masjid.

The Panambur police have registered a case.