Three children drown in Thrissur backwaters

Thrissur: Three children were drowned while taking bath in backwaters here on Thursday. The incident took place at Orumanayoor near Chavakkad here around Thursday noon.
It is reported that the trio drowned after getting trapped in wet mud.

The deceased are identified as Orumanayoor natives Varun (16), Surya (16) and Muhsin (16).

Two children who accompanied them were rescued by the natives.

The team of five children ventured into the shrimp farm near Kazhuthakkal backwaters had a great fall as they accidentally fell into the muddy waters. Two of the children managed to escape from the accident while three submerged in the waters, informed the witnesses.

The natives managed to recover the three bodies before fire force reached the spot.