Mysore/Mysuru, July 21 -- Three nursing students, who had come on a picnic to KRS backwaters at Meenakshipura, were drowned in the river yesterday afternoon.

The deceased have been identified as Prashanth (21), a resident of Anivalu village in Periyapatna taluk, Siddesh (22), a resident of Santhemarahalli in Yelandur taluk of Chamarajanagar district and Krishna (21), a resident of Koppal district. They were pursuing their nursing course at Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS).

On Sunday morning, six nursing students in three bikes came on a picnic to the backwaters at Meenakshipura in Mysuru taluk. At about 2 pm, five students ventured into the waters for a swim while one student stood on the banks.

After sometime, the five swim...