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A view of St Mary’s island in Udupi district. Credit: DH File Photo
Two students from Bengaluru who were on a tour to St Mary's Island in Malpe drowned on Monday.
The duo have been identified as Sathish M Nandihalli from Haveri and Sathish S Kalyan from Bagalkote, and are students of GKVK Agriculture College.
The incident occured when the students were attempting to take a selfie standing on a boulder in the island when they slipped and fell into the sea.
As many as 68 students had come for a tour, and while the police was able to retrieve Nandihalli's body, search is underway to find the other missing student.
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