Mangaluru: Two persons, including a nine-year-old, drowned at Malpe on Friday, in two separate incidents.

The deceased are Suresh, 29, of Dobbspet in Tumakuru district, and Mokshith, 9, of Belur in Hassan district.

Suresh was working as a clerk in a school in Tumakuru and was on a pilgrimage to various places along with family members. After visiting Dharmasthala, the family had come to Malpe beach. Suresh, with the others, was playing in the water when he was washed away by a huge wave.

Mokshith had come to the beach with his parents and was swimming when he was washed away similarly.