Two die in separate casualties
Two separate incidents resulted in fatalities in Udupi and Mangaluru. A 25-year-old labourer named Ramesh was trapped in a caved-in well while working, and an elderly man, Antony Mascarenhas, died due to a landslip while measuring for a retaining wall. Emergency services responded to both incidents but were unable to save the victims.
- ▪Ramesh, a 25-year-old labourer, was trapped in an under-construction well that caved in.
- ▪The incident occurred in Uddina Hitlu of Malpe while Ramesh was working with four other labourers.
- ▪Antony Mascarenhas, a 65-year-old man, died after being trapped in rubble from a landslip in Mangaluru.
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A 25-year-old labourer, hailing from Koppal district, is feared dead after getting trapped in an under-construction open well that caved in at Uddina Hitlu of Malpe in Udupi district on Friday.The Malpe police gave the name of the victim as Ramesh.The police said Ramesh was among the five labourers working to remove the mud from the eight-foot deep well since May 21. As Ramesh was working in a corner of the well, it caved in around 5 p.m., and he was trapped.The police and firefighters rushed to the spot.
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