Chennai: A tragic incident unfolded in Tiruvannamalai on Monday when five individuals, including four female students, lost their lives by drowning in a local lake.

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According to a report by Daily Thanthi, the four students, identified as Vijayalakshmi, Alli, Bhoomika and Valliyammal, were residents of a government protection home for girls situated on Perumbakkam Road near Tiruvannamalai.

The tragedy occurred during the Diwali holidays when the four girls visited Samuthiram Lake for a swim, accompanied by Thenmozhi, a female warden from the facility.

While bathing, all four students slipped into deep water and began drowning. Thenmozhi attempted to save them but also drowned in the process. Emergency personnel subsequently retrieved the bodies of all five victims from the lake.

The tragic loss of life has plunged the local community into deep mourning.