Mangalore: 3 students drown at Vittla

Mangalore, 15 Aug 2012: Independence Day turned out to be tragic for three families in Vittla near here on Wednesday as three of their wards drowned in the Kodangai River, a tributary of Nethravathi.

 

 

The deceased were identified as Dhanaraj, Pradeep and Thilak, all aged about 15 and students of Vittla Composite Pre University College. Police said the three students along with others had gone for a swim at the river at Anekatte near Pedamale, after attending the Independence Day celebrations at the college. Vittla police said the place where they had drowned was a treacherous due to whirlpools. The bodies were recovered a few hours after the incident.