Two women picnickers from Goa drown in Karnataka, three more missing

The dead were picnicking with a group of 50 people in Nagarmadi waterfalls.

Two young women from Goa drowned while on a picnic at a waterfall in Karnataka, the police said on Sunday adding that two other women and a man from the same group were also missing.

Those missing were named as Marelina Mesquita, 38, and Renuka and Siddarth Chari (age not known), according to a police spokesperson. (Representational Photo)

A police spokesperson said the dead — Frencila Pereira, 21, and Fiona Pacheco, 28 — were picnicking along with a group of 50-odd people from Raia village in South Goa at the picturesque Nagarmadi waterfalls in Karnataka’s Karwar disctrict located along the Goa border.

Those still missing were named as Marelina Mesquita, 38, and Renuka and Siddarth Chari (age not known) who were part of the same group.

“We are coordinating with police and fire rescue officials from Karwar district,” the spokesperson said.