MADURAI: Three children drowned in a waterbody in a village in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu on Friday evening.
The deceased have been identified as P Punithavalli, 13, her brother Yogeswaran, 8, and their friend P Inbatamilan. They were natives of Kombai village near Vadamadurai in Dindigul district. They were members of seven families that came to Poongodi near Devakottai a month ago. The members of the families cut juliflora trees for making charcoal.
The three children went to take bath in a waterbody without any adults accompanying them. They did not know swimming. They drowned one by one. On being alerted by villagers, fire and rescue personnel rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies.