Three teenagers drown in separate incidents

Mangaluru /Udupi: Three teenagers have reportedly lost their lives in separate incidents of drowning reported in Brahmavar police limits in Udupi district and Venoor police limits in Dakshina Kannada.
In the Brahmavar incident, Shreyas, 18, and Anas, 16, allegedly drowned after they were probably caught in the rip currents at Madisalu stream near Uggelbettu railway bridge in Uppoor village. When Shreyas had not returned home even at 9pm on Tuesday, his father panicked and searched for him.
Preliminary investigation suggests that Shreyas, Anas and another friend had gone for a swim in the stream. While Shreyas and Anas were probably caught in a current and when their other friend allegedly could not save them, he returned home.
Based on the clothes and mobile phone, found near the bank, their identity was confirmed, and a search was launched and police were able to recover the bodies on Wednesday.
In the second incident, expert swimmers, personnel from the Fire and Emergency Department and local police recovered the body of Martin Pinto, 15, a class 10 student at Mount Carmel School from river Phalguni on Wednesday.
The deceased, son of Melwyn Pinto and Helen Pinto from Pinto Nagar, Kashipatna village, reportedly drowned in the river located close to their house. While the exact reason for the death is yet to be ascertained, it is suspected that he probably went for a swim or bath.
According to a complaint filed, the victim’s mother left home at 2.30pm and when she returned at 4.30pm on Tuesday, she noticed that Martin was not at home. She searched for her son everywhere. Her son’s shirt, towel and chappals were found near the Moranthakaadu old bridge and slightly away, his shorts were also found. Also, a nylon rope used to dry clothes was found tied to a plant in the water at one end and the other end was found near the bridge. Following this, a search operation was launched.