Two 16-year-old boys died while swimming in the Bhadra canal in Kurki village of Davangere district on Sunday.
They were identified as Pandu of Kurki village and Yatindra of Turchaghatta village.
The two were students of the Gurukul Residential School in Davangere.
They went to Kurki village for a haircut, as Sunday was a holiday.
The police said that Pandu knew how to swim, but Yatindra did not.
When Yatindra began drowning, Pandu tried to save him, but both drowned.
The police retrieved Pandu’s body near the canal gate. But Yathindra’s body is yet to be found.
The police and Fire and Emergency Services personnel are working with skilled swimmers to retrieve the bodies.
A case has been registered.
Published – February 02, 2025 07:14 pm IST