14-year-boy dies of snake bite

May 28, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:48 am IST - MANGALURU/MANIPAL:

A 14-year-old boy from Navoor near Indabettu village in Belthangady died of a snake bite at the Belthangady Government Hospital on Wednesday.

According to Taluk Medical Officer Kalamadhu, Manojit was bitten by a snake while he was walking in the agriculture field around 9 a.m. A passer-by found him unconscious in the field and informed the parents. They had problem in getting a vehicle in time and managed to bring the boy to the hospital only around 12 p.m. By then he had already succumbed to the bite.

Preliminary investigation has revealed it to be a cobra’s bite. The confirmation regarding the bite will be given by examination of viscera by a hospital in Hassan, Dr. Kalamadhu said.

Dr. Kalamadhu said there was sufficient stock of vaccines in the hospital for snake bites. A physician was available at the Belthangady Hospital to attend to snake bite cases. A 20-year-old man, who had been bitten by a cobra a few days ago, had recovered now following vaccination and treatment at the Government Wenlock Hospital, he said. Dr. Rao said that snake bite victims need to be brought to nearby government hospital as quickly as possible.

Man found dead

The dead body of a person was found on a railway track near Perampalli coming under the Manipal police station limits on Wednesday. According to the police, the person, aged about 65 years, had committed suicide by jumping in front of a running train. His body was badly mutilated. A case of unnatural death had been registered and investigations were on, the police said.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.