Four schoolboys, who went to swim in a tank at Muttige village in Alur taluk of Hassan district, drowned on Thursday as they tried to save one of them who experienced difficulty in staying afloat.
They have been identified as Jeevan, 13, Vishwas, 12, and Pruthvi, 12, all residents of Muttige, and Sathvik, 11, of Madaghatta. All four are students of government school in Muttige.
As schools are closed for summer vacation, the students spent time playing in the village.
