Mangalore, October 13: In a gut-wrenching incident, two teenage boys were washed away in a river at Bengre Kasba in the city on Saturday.
Hasan Nameer and Marzook
The deceased have been identified as Hasan Nameer (14) son of Basheer and Marzook (13) son of Ameer. Marzook was Class 8 student of Government High School, Bengre, while Nameer Class 9 student of Badriya School, Kandak.
The incident occurred at around 1 p.m. when the duo, along with four other students, was playing in the water.
An eye witness said that two of the boys slowly swam towards the deep water. However they could not swim back to safety and suddenly disappeared.
Though local swimmers rushed to rescue them after other boys cried for help, the duo had already lost their lives.
Their bodies were fished out with the help of lifeguards from Tannirbavi and Panambur police.
It is learnt that the group of boys was regularly going for swimming to spend Dasara holidays.
A case has been registered at Panambur police station.
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