Mangaluru: A 13-year-old boy drowned in the Nethravati river after he slipped and fell into the waters while playing with other children at Navoora village in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, police sources said.

The deceased has been identified as Prajwal Nayak of Kodibailu in Navoora. He had been to the riverside with other children and was playing when he accidentally slipped into the river.