Mandya, May 28: A weekend trip ended in a tragedy for a young software engineer from Bengaluru when he drowned in Hosakere at Avverahalli near the historical Revanasiddeshwara Hills on the outskirts of Ramanagaram on Saturday evening.
The body of Chethan (24) of Bhojana Hosahalli, near Whitefield, was retrieved on Sunday morning.
According to the Ramanagaram Rural police, Chethan and seven others had gone to the lake in the afternoon. They took selfies, had food and later ventured into the waters. However, within minutes the victim drowned in the lake while his friends watched helplessly.
None of them knew swimming, the police added, quoting his friends who were in a state of shock.
The Fire and Emergency Services Department personnel launched a search on Saturday night and retrieved the body with the help of local youths at 8.30 a.m. on Sunday.
The Ramanagaram Rural police have registered a case.
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