Two persons from Athani in Belagavi district were among the four who drowned in the Doodhganga in Maharashtra on Friday.
The incident occurred when they had reportedly gone to wash clothes in the river at Bastwade bridge in Kagal taluk of Kolhapur district. They were reportedly caught in the river current and washed away.
The deceased have been identified as Reshma Dilip Yalamale, 34, and Yash Dilip Yalamale, 17, residents of Athani who had come to Annur village in Kagal taluk. The other two were Jitendra Lokare, 36, and Savita Amar Kamble, 27, from Kolhapur district.