![19-Year-Old College Student Drowns In Waterfall In Karnataka: Police 19-Year-Old College Student Drowns In Waterfall In Karnataka: Police](https://i1.wp.com/c.ndtvimg.com/5evuq9is_dead-body-generic_625x300_28_August_18.jpg?w=696&ssl=1)
A case has been registered. (Representational)
Mangaluru:
A 19-year-old engineering student, who was on a visit to Arbi falls in Udupi district was swept away in the waters on Tuesday, police sources said.
Her body was recovered after a five-hour long search operation carried out by the fire and rescue personnel and fishermen in the area, the sources said.
The dead has been identified as Varshita, a resident of Mangaluru, who was studying in an engineering college at Manipal in Udupi.
The victim had gone with her friends to the falls and took a plunge into the waters as she knew swimming, but could not withstand the current and was swept away, they said.
A case has been registered.