Vijayapura (PTI): A 16-year-old boy drowned, and two others went missing after they slipped into a canal on Tuesday, police said.

Basamma Konnur (21), Santosh Konnur (16) and Ravi Konnur (15)—all relatives from Muddebihal town in Vijayapura district— accidentally fell into a canal under the Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Limited project near Shirol village, police said.

Fire and police personnel launched a search operation and recovered the body of Santosh Konnur. The search is on for the remaining two, police added.

See Full Page