Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur (SP)
Puttur, Feb 8: Floid Sunil D'Souza (19), a second year degree student of Puttur St Philomena College, drowned while bathing in a rivulet in Shantigodu village in the taluk on the evening of Saturday February 7.He was the son of Philip D'Souza from Kalladka in Bantwal taluk.
A team of 16 students from the college had gone to the said village to take bath in the rivulet. Reportedly, both Floid and his friend Prajwal got caught in a whirlpool while taking bath. A student named Rahul could rescue Prajwal but Floid could not be saved, it is learnt. A search operation was launched for fishing out his body with the help of fire brigade personnel, but to no success till late night on Saturday.
Puttur town police station in-charge Srikant and staff arrived at the spot.