PUC student drowns in river Cauvery

Madikeri, Karnataka, Nov 3 (UNI) A PUC student drowned in river Cauvery at Nisargadhama resort near Kushalnagar in Kodagu district of Karnataka, yesterday.

Police said Arjun (16), a native of Murnad and studing here, went to Nisargadhama along with six friends. When they ventured into the river for a swim, Arjun was washed away in the currents. After failing in their efforts to rescue him, his friends lodged a complaint with the police station.

The body was yet to be fished out.

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