Daijiworld Media Network - Mysuru (SP)

Mysuru, Aug 3: An engineer working for a private company, who was on a tour, lost his balance and drowned in a lake when trying to capture selfie when on a boat ride in Subbikere lake at Bilagunda village in the district on the evening of Thursday August 1.

The victim of this tragedy was G S S Kartik (24), son of Srinivasan from Coimbatore. The lake is located near Periyapatna in the district. .

A firm based in Koppa village named Adventure had got permission for conducting boating trips in the lake. Because of continuous losses, the boat ride had been suspended since the last two weeks. About 50 tourists from Coimbatore had arrived here on Thursday and urged the tourist firm to take them to tourist spots around this area. During this trip, the tourists were also brought to the lake.

When the tourists were enjoying the boat ride, Kartik tried to capture selfie by using his cellphone in a hurry. He lost his balance and drowned in the lake, it is said.