Mangaluru : A 30 year old man who was reported missing since Monday has been found dead in the Netravathi river.

The deceased is Gowtham M, a resident of Someshwar in Ullal. Gowtham who worked as a recovery agent had participated in the Horekanike procession of Babbuswami Daivasthana at Thokkottu on Monday evening but had not returned home.

After a frantic search for him, his family had lodged a police complaint. His body was found on Wednesday evening in the Netravathi river.