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NITK student drowns in sea after photo session at St Mary's Island

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February 22, 2016

drownsUdupi, Feb 22: A student of National Institute of Technology-Karnataka (NIT-K), Surathkal lost his life after drowning in the Arabian Sea off St Mary's Island, near Malpe in Udupi on Sunday.

The victim has been identified as Prasad Babu (19), who was pursuing second years B.Tech. He and eight of his friends went to St Mary's Island around 1 p.m.

Sources from Malpe police station said that after a photo session with his friends, Prasad Babu and few others entered the sea waters.

Prasad Babu, who is said to have hit a boulder in the sea waters, found it difficult to come out of the waters. Efforts to pull out Prasad Babu also failed.

Members of the Coast Guard near the beach rushed to his rescue but they could only retrieve the body around 3 p.m., the police said.

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karthik
 - 
Monday, 22 Feb 2016

too many incidents happening all over... even then these youngsters dont understand. very tragic.. god help his family for his loss.

godknows who s this
 - 
Monday, 22 Feb 2016

very tragic, RIP brother

saleem
 - 
Monday, 22 Feb 2016

RIP brother, be careful boys next time.

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