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In a tragic incident, two youths drowned in a river

Published On : 12 Oct 2015


Mangaluru: In a tragic incident, two youths drowned in a river at Pamboor here on Sunday October 11.Austin Alva (18) and Ashwin D'Souza (19), both from Pamboor were washed away while swimming, sources said.It is said that a group of eight youths, after attending a church programme for ICYM and YCS youth, went for a swim in the river at Panjimar in Pamboor.As per initial details, it is said that six of them went into the water at first, and after sometime Ashwin and Austin followed.

Both were washed away by the currents.The police, locals and fire personnel as wellas expert swimmers searched in the river for the youngsters, and the bodies were retrieved after some effort.Shirva police have registered a case.


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