Bengaluru, Aug. 31 -- In a tragic incident from Udupi district, the body of a 45-year-old woman from Bengaluru, who had gone missing earlier this week, was recovered from the Souparnika River in Kollur on Saturday.

The deceased, identified as Vasudha Chakravarthy, was a professional photographer known for her work at religious sites. She had traveled alone to the Kollur Mookambika Temple on August 27, driving from Bengaluru and parking her car near a guest house before entering the temple premises, The Hindu reported.

Temple staff reported that Vasudha appeared to be in a disturbed state while at the shrine. Witnesses said she abruptly ran out of the temple and was last seen heading away down the nearby road. Concerned about her well-be...