Bantwal, June 29: In a rain related mishap, two labourers who were working at the construction site of a dam on a stream in Kesottu in Vamadpadav near here were washed away by flashfloods on Thursday afternoon.
The deceased have been identified as Sumathi Shetty (40), a resident of Chennaithodi and Shekhar Poojary (38), a resident of Majalodi. The body of Shekhar was found a few meters away from the drowning spot, while the body of Sumathi was not traced even till night. Hence the residents have decided to carry out the search on Friday.
It is said that the deceased were trying to collect coconuts in the stream amidst the heavy rains.
Despite Gram Panchayat member Ramanand Sapalya who looks after the construction work of the dam directing the eight labourers to stop the work and go home on Thursday noon due to heavy rains, four people including Sumathi and Shekhar stayed back.
The four workers started to collect coconuts that flow along the rain water in the stream. At one point, Shekhar slipped and fell into water and Sumathi who tried to rescue him by lending her hand too drowned and died.
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