Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (SM)
Udupi, Mar 25: A student from Manipal Institute of Communication (MIC) drowned at St Mary's Island, on Sunday March 24.
The deceased has been identified as Kittu Jayaraj, a native of Kerala.
It is learnt that Jayaraj along with his friends boarded a ferry from Malpe to St Mary's. The boys were enjoying on the boat, when suddenly Jayaraj lost balance and fell into the water, and was washed away by the strong currents. His friends' efforts to rescue him went in vain.
The body has been kept in mortuary and will be handed over to the family after observing formalities, informed Malpe police.
Malpe police have registered a case.