Loss of lives due to drowning in Karnataka very distressing: President Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday said the loss of lives due to drowning in Karnataka is very distressing and offered condolences to the bereaved family members.

Eight members of a family, including seven women, drowned while two others were reported missing after a group attempting to collect freshwater mussels was swept away by strong currents in the Tatte Hakkalu river in Uttara Kannada district, police sources in said.

''The news of the tragic loss of lives in an accident in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka is very distressing. I extend my deepest condolences to those who lost their loved ones. I pray for speedy recovery of the injured,'' the President said in a post on X.

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