Bantwal: Two persons were feared to have drowned in Phalguni river at Poovala in Sangabettu of Bantwal taluk on Saturday.

They have been identified as Vasanth Shetty(50) and his friend Charles D'Souza (47), both working as farmers.

According to the sources, Shetty had been to Phalguni river to wash his clothes on Saturday morning. When he failed to return home, his friends and family members started searching for him.

It is said that Charles too ventured into water for searching his friend Vasanth and was washed away.