Three drown in Cauvery near Pasur check dam in Erode
Three individuals drowned in the Cauvery river near the Pasur check dam in Erode district on Sunday. The victims included a couple from Namakkal district and a young woman from a nearby area. Authorities have registered a case and the bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination.
- ▪The deceased were identified as Perumal, Bharathi, and Pradeepa.
- ▪The incident occurred while the group was bathing in the river.
- ▪Perumal drowned while attempting to rescue his wife and children.
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Three persons, including a couple from Namakkal district, drowned in the Cauvery near the Pasur check dam in Erode district on Sunday (May 17).The deceased were identified as Perumal (35) and his wife Bharathi (34) of Tiruchengode; and Pradeepa (21) of Sithampoondi near Paramathi Velur. According to police, Perumal and Bharathi had come to Sithampoondi with their sons Likhith (14) and Sujith (12) to visit relatives. Around Sunday afternoon, the family, along with Pradeepa and another woman, Srimathi, went to the river near the Pasur check dam for bathing.Pradeepa reportedly slipped into a deeper stretch of the river, following which Bharathi and the two boys, who were near her, were also pulled into the river.
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