Coimbatore: Two school students drowned in Bellathy pond in Karamadai on Sunday. The deceased were identified S Mahalakshmi, 13 and S Vaishnavi, 10, residents of Karamadai and students of a government school.
The deceased, who were sisters, had visited the pond for fishing, a police officer said. “The pond had not much water. The sisters, while playing, fell into the pond and drowned. As the children did not return to their house, their parents reached the spot, only to find out that they have drowned,” a police officer said.
Police, along with fire & rescue service personnel recovered the bodies. The bodies were sent to Mettupalayam Government Hospital for postmortem. Further investigation is on.