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Search Resumes for Four Missing in Shivamogga Canal

Police say the family vanished after one person reportedly slipped while washing clothes.

Overview

  • Rescue teams restarted operations on Monday after halting overnight because of poor visibility, according to officials.
  • The missing are Neelabai, 50, her son Ravikumar, 23, daughter Shwetha, 24, and son-in-law Parashuram, 28.
  • Preliminary police information indicates the group had gone to the water to wash clothes when one person slipped and the others attempted a rescue.
  • The incident was reported near the Bhadra canal in Bhadravathi taluk under Holehonnur police limits.
  • Relatives raised the alarm after clothes and two motorbikes were found by the canal, and the family had been in the area to visit for a local jatre.