Mangalore, December 26: A day after four students of a prestigious engineering college, drowned in river Netravati at Jalakada Katte near Boliar village in Bantwal talkuk, their bodies were fished out on Monday.
The first body was recovered at around 9:00 am, when the fire service personnel resumed the search operation with the help of localites. The remaining three bodies were also found in the same spot within two hours, sources said.
Meanwhile, the Bearys Institute of Technology, which lost its four students, has declared holiday on Monday, sources said.
It is said that despite the warning of local people, the students on Sunday afternoon had entered the waters at Jalakada Katte, where two girls had drowned a few years ago.
The deceased are Mohammed Safwan, son of Usman from Kannur, Shifaz, son of K Arif from Kasargdo, Subhan, son of Najma Shaikh from Thalassery and Rinaz Nazee, son of Shibaz Nazeer from Malappuram. Another student who was rescued by Siddeeq, a localite, within minutes after he drowned, has been recovering at a private hospital in Mangalore.
The mishap had taken place when 12 students from Bearys Institute of Technology, had gone to the river on a pleasure trip to enjoy Christmas holiday.
Four students of Bearys Institute of Technology drown in Netravati
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