Five children of a family drown in Kannur
Five children, four boys and a girl, of a family drowned in a river at Payyavur in Kannur on Saturday. The children, all aged between 13 and 15 had gone to take a bath in the Chamathachal river.Â
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Tragedy struck the kids soon after they ventured into the water.
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The deceased have been identified as Sebal Selgen, Orija Selgen, Manik Binoy, Akhil and Aayal, the children of brothers Kuttikkattil Jose and Akkamparambil Saji.Â
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Three among the deceased had come to Payyavur to spend their summer vacation.Â
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The body of children were taken to Pariyaram Medical College and will be handed over to the relatives after a post-mortem examination.Â
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In a similar incident, two teens who had gone for swimming at Payyambalam beach in Kannur had drowned on Monday.Â