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Student drowns while friends were busy taking selfies

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ANI Kanakapura (Karnataka) [India]

In what was another case of 'selfie fever' claiming lives, a 17-year-old student yesterday drowned in a pond near Karnataka's Kanakapura, while his friends were busy taking group selfies.

The deceased has been identified as G. Vishwas, a student of National College in Jayanagar who went for trekking with 21 students.

Reportedly, the incident came to light after Vishwas' friends started searching for him and came across a picture that captured the boy drowning, while they struck poses for the camera.

After informing the team coordinator, they went back to the pond and found his body floating.

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First Published: Sep 26 2017 | 4:22 PM IST

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