Kundapur: Two Class 7 Girls Drown in Pond While Washing Clothes
Kundapur: Two schoolgirls drowned in a pond at Hosadu village in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district while reportedly washing clothes.
The deceased have been identified as Vaishali and Sunitha, both Class 7 students at a nearby government school.
According to reports, the girls lived in a hut near the Mullikatte Highway and originally hailed from Haveri district. They are believed to have drowned while washing clothes in the pond.
Following the incident, personnel from Gangolli police station, the Kundapur Fire and Emergency Services, and other rescue teams rushed to the spot and launched an operation. The rescuers reportedly faced considerable difficulty reaching the pond.
Dinesh Kharvi, members of the Team HI emergency response team, and local residents assisted in the rescue operation. Kharvi eventually retrieved the bodies of both girls from the water.
The bodies were shifted to the cold storage facility at Kundapur Government Hospital.
The tragic incident has left the area in mourning.