Yashodara Bangera

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (EP)

Mangaluru, Oct 12: A youth who had come to view the Nagundi waterfall near Kanchibailu of Puthige grama panchayat limits slipped and fell to his death in the lake. The incident came to light only on Wednesday October 12, six days after the incident.

Ganesh Gowda (35) from Karikumeru Thenkamijaru is the person deceased. He was working as a mason at Bengaluru along with Rajesh, Kumar, Sunil and Srikanth other youth from his hometown.

He had come home for Dasara festivals and was sitting near a rock near Nagundi falls on October 6. His four friends sat a little away. He had consumed liquor and fell after slipping from the rock. He sustained injuries to his head and fell into the water below. As he fell, Rajesh who came with him jumped into the water and tried to
rescue him but to no avail. As Ganesh could not be traced, his friends who returned, did not disclose the matter to anyone.

When the mother of Ganesh Gowda asked them, they lied to her saying that Ganesh had come with them halfway and returned from there. She later complained to Bajpe police station on Tuesday with the help of the local leaders. The truth came out when the police questioned his friends.

The police brought Ganesh Gowda's friends Rajesh and Sunil to Nagundi falls and asked them the details of the incident. Moodbidri police and fire service personnel alsocame to the spot.

Ishwar Kateel, Abhilash Kateel, Arun Bhat, Ravi and Karunakar got down into the water and found the dead body at the place where Ganesh is said to have fallen.