Overview
- A narrow footbridge at Bavadabaile near Hosabettu in Moodbidri gave way during a Dharmanema procession, injuring eight devotees.
- Preliminary reports say a supporting beam failed as a palanquin reached the middle after a band troupe had crossed.
- Harish suffered fractures in both legs, Sunil Shetty sustained serious injuries, and six others had minor wounds.
- Local residents pulled people from a trench about 10 feet deep and took the injured to a private hospital in Moodbidri.
- Police note the span is nearly 50 years old and in weakened condition, and a formal technical inquiry has yet to confirm the cause.