Mangalore : In a tragic incident reported from Kayarpadavu  on the border of Ulaibettu-Bondantila villages here on June 9, Sunday, two boys lost their lives when they drowned in an unused quarry pit.

Those drowned are Manjunath (5) son of Shekhappa and Sarojini and Rajendra alias Raju (13), son of Dadasaheb and Suma couple. The boys were drowned when their parents were away in Mangalore busy purchasing household needs.

It is said initially, Raju drowned  and Rajendra rushed to his rescue and drowned after getting caught in the slush.

Open quarry pits have been constantly  posing hazard and in this case too it proved fatal.