Three pre-university students from a government college in Uppinangady were drowned in the Netravathi river near here on Monday.
The three bodies were found in the early hours of Tuesday.
According to Uppinangady police, Farzan hosted a party for his two friends, Mohammed Shaheer and Mohammed Suhail on account of his birthday.
He cut a cake in a corner of the college and it was shared among them.
They ate that and a few other snacks and went away to the river nearby to wash their hands and faces.
The three, however, did not return to their houses and their family members launched a search.
During the search, a man told the family members about the three going towards the river.
The family members and the police found the bag and the uniforms of the students on the shore.
Fire and Emergency Services personnel and local swimmers later launched a search in the river course.
At around 5 a.m. on Tuesday, the bodies were retrieved from the river.
The Uppinangady police have registered a case of unnatural death.
Man drowns in pond
Udupi Special Correspondent writes:
A man was drowned when he accidentally slipped while washing his legs at a pond near a temple at Koteshwar on Tuesday.
According to the police, Raghavendra Devadiga (47) had gone out for walking at 4 a.m. He then went to wash his legs in the pond located on the west side of the Sri Kotilingeshwara Temple. While washing his legs, he accidentally slipped and was drowned. A case of has been registered.
