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Techie from Bengaluru drowns after rescuing 3 friends
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Skanda from Bengaluru, who drowned at Mallalli waterfalls in Somwarpet, on Sunday.
Skanda from Bengaluru, who drowned at Mallalli waterfalls in Somwarpet, on Sunday.

After rescuing three of his friends from drowning, a software engineer from Bengaluru drowned at Mallalli waterfalls on Sunday.

The victim, Skanda (25), is the son of couple Shankar-Revathi, residents of Vivekananda Nagara in Mysuru.

Skanda, along with his 11 friends, had visited Mallalli falls. All had reached “Maranabavi”, a dangerous spot in the waterfalls without paying heed to the warning board. They entered the pit to take a bath and began to drown.

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On seeing his friends in danger, Skanda entered the water and rescued three of them, but failed to save himself from drowning. A case has been registered at the Somwarpet police station.

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(Published 03 February 2019, 22:40 IST)