Mangaluru : A first B. Com student at Milgres College has reportedly died when a boat capsized in River Netravathi near Ullal on Sunday Jan 19 near Uliya Hoige locality.
The deceased has been identified as Renita, resident of Miyapadav in Manjeshwara Taluk.
It is said, the tragic incident is occurred in late afternoon when Renita and her friends were travelling in a boat. She and five more friends had come to participate in the annual feast of Thokkottu church. They were staying with one of the friends whose house was situated along the river.
As the girls pestered him for a joy ride, boat owner George, who is also the father of one of the girls, obliged and took them in his boat in the river. However the boat toppled due to strong wind, it is learned.
On seeing this, Martin and David, two men of the locality immediately jumped to the rescue. Though they were able to pull out all the girls, Renita succumbed to drowning enroute to the hospital. George was able to swim to the shore on his own.
Two of the girls are still in the hospital. One girl is yet in critical state, it is learned.
Ullal police are investigating the case.