Kundapur: Two men accidentally drown in rivulet
Team Udayavani, Aug 24, 2021, 8:46 AM IST
Kundapur: In a tragic incident two youth who were engaged in agricultural work accidentally drowned in a rivulet near Gantubeelu in Albady village in the taluk on Monday, August 23 evening.
The deceased have been identified as Mohan Naik (21), son of the late Kalu Naik residing near Ardi Konchady in Albady village, and Suresh (19), son of Mahabala Naik.
They were close relatives. Mohan Naik has left behind his mother, brother and a sister while Suresh Naik is survived by parents and a brother.
Both the deceased were from poor families and because of the impact of the lockdown, had no regular jobs and therefore they worked as coolies.
The incident took place when they were working at farm belonging to Gantubeelu Krishna Naik. The duo had reached near the Kuntuhole rivulet flowing nearby while they were collecting greens as manure.
It is believed that accidentally they would have slipped and drowned. As they did not return for long, people went searching for them and found footwear near the rivulet.
A search in the rivulet was launched and both the bodies were found.
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