Nagaland youths drown in Cauvery; one body recovered, search on

Madikeri: Two youngsters from Nagaland drowned in the River Cauvery near the Koppa Bridge, located on the border of Kodagu district, late on Wednesday.Local police and rescue teams retrieved the body of one of the victims on Thursday, even as the search operation will resume on Friday.The body of B Kun Chang, 23, was retrieved by the rescue team on Thursday evening.Search will continue for missing Yankang, 23.Both are natives of Nagaland and are employed at a private hotel in Kushalnagar.According to police sources, the incident occurred when the duo, accompanied by their friend Achi, visited the riverbank near the bridge on Wednesday evening.While Achi remained seated on the riverbank, Chang and Yankang stepped into the water for a swim. However, the two youths were caught in the undercurrent and began to drown.Kushalnagar Town police station was alerted, and a search operation was carried out until late evening on Wednesday. It resumed on Thursday, and one of the victims' bodies was retrieved by rescue volunteer MB Muneer, an auto driver in Kushalnagar. However, due to poor visibility, the operations will continue on Friday.The search operation is being carried out under the guidance of Kushalnagar CI Pradeep Kumar by the Kushalnagar police personnel, along with help from a few local volunteers.