CHENNAI: Three girls and a woman of a family drowned in a lake near Manimangalam on the outskirts of Chennai on Saturday. They had gone to wash clothes.
The deceased were identified as G Chitra, 40, of Rajiv Gandhi Salai in Karasangal, G Kalaiyarasi, 17, of S V Chathiram in Molachur, R Poornima, 8, of Manimangalam, and K Sathiya, 13, of Karasangal. All these areas are located close to each other.
They had gone to the lake along with Chitra’s elder sister T Thilaga, 42, of Thundalkazhani near Karasangal. Thilaga’s younger sister Thatchayini’s son Hari and daughter Poornima initially jumped into the lake, while the others were washing clothes and sitting near the lake. Hari and Poornima, who didn’t know swimming, were trapped in the sludge in the lake, which is located behind the local TNEB office. As the duo cried for help, Thilaga, Chitra and others jumped into the water and tried to rescue them. Chitra managed to save Hari by pulling him out of the water holding his hair. After rescuing him, she again jumped into the water to save the others. On seeing this, Thilaga’s daughter Komala, who was near the lake, cried for help. On hearing her cries, some villagers rushed to the spot and jumped into the lake with the help of ropes.
They rescued all those trapped in the water and alerted the ‘108’ ambulance service. All the victims were sent to the government hospital in Chromepet.
Doctors at the hospital examined and declared Chitra, Sathiya, Poornima and Kalaiyarasi as brought dead, while Thilaga and Hari were admitted for treatment. Sathiya was Thilaga’s brother-in-law’s daughter. The Manimangalam police visited the spot and held an inquiry with the villagers.
Chitra and her sister Meena, of Karasangal, Thatchayini, Poornima, Hari, along with another close relative Ganesh’s daughter Kalaiyarasi had visited Thilaga’s house in the neighbourhood during the lockdown.
The deceased were identified as G Chitra, 40, of Rajiv Gandhi Salai in Karasangal, G Kalaiyarasi, 17, of S V Chathiram in Molachur, R Poornima, 8, of Manimangalam, and K Sathiya, 13, of Karasangal. All these areas are located close to each other.
They had gone to the lake along with Chitra’s elder sister T Thilaga, 42, of Thundalkazhani near Karasangal. Thilaga’s younger sister Thatchayini’s son Hari and daughter Poornima initially jumped into the lake, while the others were washing clothes and sitting near the lake. Hari and Poornima, who didn’t know swimming, were trapped in the sludge in the lake, which is located behind the local TNEB office. As the duo cried for help, Thilaga, Chitra and others jumped into the water and tried to rescue them. Chitra managed to save Hari by pulling him out of the water holding his hair. After rescuing him, she again jumped into the water to save the others. On seeing this, Thilaga’s daughter Komala, who was near the lake, cried for help. On hearing her cries, some villagers rushed to the spot and jumped into the lake with the help of ropes.
They rescued all those trapped in the water and alerted the ‘108’ ambulance service. All the victims were sent to the government hospital in Chromepet.
Doctors at the hospital examined and declared Chitra, Sathiya, Poornima and Kalaiyarasi as brought dead, while Thilaga and Hari were admitted for treatment. Sathiya was Thilaga’s brother-in-law’s daughter. The Manimangalam police visited the spot and held an inquiry with the villagers.
Chitra and her sister Meena, of Karasangal, Thatchayini, Poornima, Hari, along with another close relative Ganesh’s daughter Kalaiyarasi had visited Thilaga’s house in the neighbourhood during the lockdown.
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