In the first incident, a 61-year-old man, who went to collect coconuts from his garden in the rain, accidentally slipped into a pond and drowned at Matapady village near Brahmavar on Tuesday.
According to the police, Anand Rama had gone to pick coconuts which had fallen in his grove. He fell into the pond which did not have any fence. A case of unnatural death had been registered at the Brahmavar police station, the police said.
In another incident, a 28-year-old man drowned off Malpe beach, where he had gone for a swim on Tuesday.
According to the police, Vinod C. Bangai, a resident of Gulbarga, was carried away by waves and got drowned. It was not known whether Vinod could swim.
The body has been recovered. A case of unnatural death has been registered at the Malpe police station.
Motorbike skids
In a separate incident, a two-wheeler rider died when his vehicle skidded in the rain at Sankrubaga near Karwar on Tuesday. The deceased motorcyclist was identified as Shankar Goudar (55).
