Sirsi: In an incident happened near Vaanli village near here at Sirsi, a student sacrificed his life after drowning in the river while trying to save his friends from drowning. The incident occurred when a group of friends was playing in the river.

The deceased student was identified as Hemanth (14). Sources said that he had been across the riverside to play in water along with his friends at the time of the incident. His friends, who did not have knowledge of swimming, landed in the water and eventually when they lost balance they started drowning. Observing this, Hemanth soon came to their rescue and was successful in saving his friends lives, but failed to save himself.

It was studied that Hemanth was a talented student. His death has witnessed grief and sorrow in his village.