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Two students from Bangalore meet watery grave at Malpe Beach

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Udupi: It has now been learnt that another person, 30-year-old, Somashekar, also drowned while trying to rescue the boys who were washed away.His body was found later at Thottam beach.

Somashekar, who worked as an attender at K S Nagaratna College, Chamarajnagar, had seen Roopesh, Gautam and Dilip getting pulled away by the waves while playing in the water. He immediately rushed to their rescue but drowned in the event.

 

Udupi: In a sorrowful incident, two students from Bangalore drowned at Malpe beach here on December 16, Monday.

The deceased have been identified as Roopesh and Gautam Babu, both 21 years old. They were final year B.Com students of Sri Krishna College.Roopesh was a resident of Vasanthpura whereas Gautam was a resident of Katriguppe.

As per the initial reports, it is known that the duo were with eleven others. The group of all classmates had organized a trip, and they decided to go to the beach on Monday afternoon.

Roopesh, Gautam and Dilip, another classmate, went too deep inside the water when a giant wave pulled them inside. The other boys and locals at the beach rushed to their rescue, while Dilip was brought back ashore the other two drowned.

The condition of Dilip is said to be critical and he is admitted to Ajjarkad hospital. The bodies of Roopesh and Gautam were retrieved and shifted to the mortuary.

 

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