October 10, 2019 10:12 pm | Updated 10:12 pm IST - Shivamogga
A student pursuing first-year PU in a private college in Shikaripur town drowned in Kumudvathi river near Gaama village in Shikaripur taluk on Wednesday.
He has been identified as Shashank, 17, a resident of Vinayaka Nagar locality. On Wednesday, he went to Gaama village with his friends for a swim. He was swept away by the strong current of the river. Police fished out the body from the water with the help of local divers.
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