Representative image of a dead body.
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Malavalli, Mandya district: A youth met a watery grave, when he went for a swim in River Cauvery, at Muthathi, near Halagur, in Malavalli taluk, Mandya district, on Sunday.
H D Tejas (22), son of Deepak, a resident of Heggadahalli village, Arkalgud taluk, Hassan district, is the deceased.
Tejas was working for a private company at Hegganahalli Cross, in Bengaluru. On Sunday, he, along with 11 of his friends went for a trip to Muthathi Anjaneya Swamy temple, in a tempo traveller vehicle.
When they went for a swim in the river, Tejas was dragged into the river due to the force and got washed away. Fire and Emergency Services personnel were pressed into service.
Along with the expert swimmers and the body was retrieved on Monday morning.
Halagur police have registered a case.