Mohan Kuthar
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Jun 11: Four women tourists playing in the water at Ullal beach were swept away by the waves. While three were rescued by locals, one drowned. The women were from Andhra Pradesh.
The deceased is identified as Parimi Ratna Kumari (57), wife of P L Prasanna and a native of Sirilingapalli in Kondapura, Andhra Pradesh.
All four women were on the beach when a huge wave struck them, pulling them into the sea. Locals rushed to their rescue and brought all four women out of the water. Ratna Kumari was unconscious and was rushed to Deralakatte hospital, where she later succumbed.
It is learned that the five women had flown from Hyderabad to Mysuru on June 6. After sightseeing in Mysuru, they reached Kodagu in an Innova car on June 7. On June 9, they visited Subramanya temple, and on June 10, they took darshan of Lord Manjunatha in Dharmasthala before arriving at Ullal beach.