K.R. Nagar: Two boys met a watery grave when they went to swim in Cauvery River at Chunchanakatte in K.R. Nagar Taluk on Friday. They have been identified as 16-year-old Lokesh Shetty of Manuganahalli in K.R. Nagar and 11-year-old Harsha of Anekannambadi in Holenarasipura taluk.
The two boys had come along with their parents to attend a community event at Chunchanakatte. Even as the parents were busy with the event, Lokesh and Harsha went for a swim in Cauvery River in the afternoon. But the boys were reportedly caught in a whirlpool and they cried for help. Although the villagers made efforts to save them, the boys drowned and died.
