Daijiworld Media Network - Madikeri (SP)

Madikeri, Mar 5: Two students who were part of a Scouts and Guides tour of a school, drowned in Cauvery at Dubare elephant camp in Kodagu district on Wednesday March 4.

The unfortunate kids who lost their lives were Shreyas and Lenin, students of the Lions School at Kalatmadu in Gonikoppa. Shreyas was a ninth standard student while Lenin was in tenth standard.

The two were part of the Scouts and Guides team of the school comprising 39 students which was on a tour of the district. The students reached Dubare elephant camp located on the banks of River Cauvery on Wednesday. Shreyas and Lenin reportedly went far away from their group and entered the river where the water is very deep. Both got gripped in the underwater current and lost their lives.

The bodies were recovered with the help of personnel operating rafts at Dubare.

Siddapur police visited the spot, collected details, and registered a case.