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Youth drowns in River Bhadra
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Fire and Emergency Services Department personnel search for the body of Kiran Kotian who drowned in River Bhadra at Ambutheertha near Kalasa on Wednesday.
Fire and Emergency Services Department personnel search for the body of Kiran Kotian who drowned in River Bhadra at Ambutheertha near Kalasa on Wednesday.

A youth from Mangaluru drowned in River Bhadra in Chikkamagaluru on Wednesday.

Kiran Kotian was washed away by the currents after accidentally slipping into the water at Ambutheertha near Kalasa. A native of Tumbe village in Bantwal, Kiran was working as an engineer in a private company in Mangaluru. He had visited the place with his friends. Kiran was standing on a rock when the incident took place.

In coordination with the Police Department, the Fire and Emergency Services Department personnel are conducting a search operation at Ambuteertha, Hebbole and Vasistha Teertha.

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A case has been registered in Kalasa police station.

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(Published 27 July 2018, 22:43 IST)