A 16-year-old student, who went to Kundalahalli Lake to learn swimming, drowned on Wednesday evening. The body was fished out on Thursday morning. The victim, M Manjunath, a class 8 student at Varthur government school, went to swim with his two friends on Wednesday afternoon, police said. Manjunath's father Muniyappa said his son went to the lake around 3 pm. This, despite his father warning him about the depth of the lake. The two boys who had accompanied Manjunath came back around 7 pm saying Manjunath had drowned. "Immediately, Muniyappa and others hurried to the spot. Even fire brigade personnel were alerted. But the body could not be fished out due to darkness. The search operation resumed on Thursday morning. "Around 11 am, the body was fished out". Later, the body was handed over to the family. Muniyappa is a daily wage worker and resides in Ashwatha Nagar, Marathalli.
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