Two engineers feared drowned in pursuit of photo

Bengaluru | Tuesday | 17th July, 2018

Summary:

On Sunday, two software engineers slipped into the gushing waters and are feared drowned. more-inTwo software engineers, who ventured close to the Cauvery, were washed away by the gushing waters, in Mekedatu near Sathanur on Sunday. According to the police, the friends went to the river’s edge to take a group picture with the gushing water in the background. Our guides and guards are drawn into confrontations by tourists who insist on going close to rivers and water falls. The police rushed to the spot, along with Fire and Emergency Services personnel, but could do little as the gushing waters and swirls in the rocks of the region made any search operation difficult..