Overview
- Police identified the deceased as Hariprasad, 37, and Sujith, 26, residents of Kallamogaru village in Sullia taluk.
- Residents alerted authorities after the pair failed to return to shore, and local rescue teams recovered the bodies.
- The incident occurred on Sunday in Dakshina Kannada district, with reports filed from Mangaluru.
- Preliminary accounts say the men entered the river to swim, and local inquiries suggest one may have tried to help the other before both were swept away.
- Police registered an Unnatural Death Report at Subrahmanya Police Station and said further investigation is underway.