Two children were rescued after their parents were trapped under an overturned boat during water adventure activities in Kodagu district.
A couple from Surat, Gujarat, drowned after their boat capsized in the Harangi backwaters in Kodagu district on Friday evening, according to reports by The Hindu, The Tribune, and Deccan Herald.
The deceased have been identified as 50-year-old Dharmesh and his wife Nimmi, 48. Their two children, aged 21 and 24, were rescued after falling into the water.
The family was participating in water adventure activities operated by a private company when the incident occurred at around 6 p.m. All four family members were wearing life jackets at the time of the accident.
A senior police officer stated that the couple allegedly became trapped underneath the overturned boat and drowned. The children survived the incident.
The Kushalnagar Rural Police have registered a case against the boat operator under Section 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for causing death by negligence. The Superintendent of Police noted that safety measures, such as life jacket provisions and passenger limits, had been complied with.
Police said that further investigation into the matter is currently underway.
