Udupi, Oct. 26 -- Two schoolgirls drowned in a lake at Hosadu village near Mullikatte in Kundapura taluk.

According to reports, the girls had gone to the lake to wash clothes and take a bath when they drowned.

Police, along with the fire brigade, the emergency response team, and the locals, conducted a rescue operation. The bodies were retrieved and shifted to the Government Hospital mortuary.

Further investigation is ongoing.

In a separate incident, on October 15, two tourists from Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu's Dindigul district drowned after being swept away by a powerful wave while bathing in the sea at Velankanni Beach in Nagapattinam district, police said.

The deceased were identified as Vincent and Maria, who were part of a group ...