Latest News | Boat Capsizes in Nethravati River, One Missing

Mangaluru, Jul 3 (PTI) One person has gone missing after a boat capsized near Adyar-Harekala on the Nethravati river here on Saturday, police sources said.

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The missing person has been identified as Raju Shah (50). Two others who were on the boat, Montu Shah and Negendra Kumar, swam to safety. All the three are natives of Uttar Pradesh.

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Sources said Raju Shah, along with two others were trying to lift the boat used for traditional sand mining when the boat capsized and got washed away in the river and got stuck under the Adyar-Pavoor bridge.

The mishap might have taken place as water is being released from the new dam at Adyar-Harekala following heavy inflow into the Nethravati river, the sources said.

Mangaluru rural police are investigating.

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