Udupi: A seven-year-old girl who fell into a swollen river, while crossing a wooden footbridge, was feared drowned at Bijamakki in Kalthodu in Byndoor taluk. 

The deceased is Sannidi, daughter of Pradeep and Sumithra of Bolamballi Makkimane and a student of the second standard at Government Primary School in Chapparike.

Due to incessant rainfall, the river was flowing in spate.

The search for the body is on, according to sources.