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Two Men Drown in Swarna River During Day Off in Karnataka's Udupi
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News18•29-09-2026, 22:30
Two Men Drown in Swarna River During Day Off in Karnataka's Udupi
- •Bharath Poojary (29) and Harshan Acharya (23) drowned while swimming in the Swarna River in Udupi district.
- •The incident occurred at Hermunde in Hirgana village, Karkala taluk, when a group of five friends went to the river.
- •Bharath and Harshan ventured into deeper waters and were swept away by strong currents.
- •Emergency teams, assisted by residents, conducted a three-hour search operation to retrieve the bodies from the river.
- •Police have registered a case of unnatural death and are conducting further investigation.
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The two men who drowned while swimming in the Swarna River were identified as 29-year-old Bharath Poojary and 23-year-old Harshan Acharya.
The incident occurred at Hermunde in Hirgana village, located in the Karkala taluk of Udupi district.
Emergency teams and local residents carried out an extensive search operation lasting over three hours before successfully retrieving both bodies from the river.
