Six members of the Hubballi family drown in the river near Dandeli

Six members of a family drowned in the Kali river near Dandeli on Sunday.

They had gone for a picnic in the forests near Akwad in Uttara Kannada.

Nazeer Ahmed, 40, Reshma, 38, Ifra, 15, Abid, 12, Alfiya, 10, and Mohin, 6, are the deceased.

They were all members of a family from Ishwar Nagar in Hubballi.

Police have so far recovered four of the six bodies, with the help of fire and emergency services personnel and local fishermen.

The search continues for two more bodies, police said.