Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SB)
Mangaluru, Jul 9: A 13-year-old boy got drowned in a stone quarry near his residence at Adyar Padavu here on Sunday July 8.
The incident occurred on Sunday at around 5 pm when Tameem (13) went to swim along with his friends. He lost control when he reached the middle of the stone quarry. His friends tried to save him but he got drowned in the water.
Though fire and rescue team arrived at the spot, they could not find his body. However, his body was recovered on Monday by the locals.
The locals protested following the incident. As per them, many illegal stone quarries were functioning in the region but the officials did not take any action. They alleged that the officials failed to arrest the owners of these quarries or ban the quarries.
It is learnt that in every rain season these quarries become death traps.