In an unfortunate incident, five persons including two women and three children have drowned in Pothanur village in Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal District on Tuesday. 40-year-old Saravanan, hailing from Pothanur village in Paramathivelur Taluk of Namakkal District, had gone along with his wife Jyothi (38 years), 10-year-old twin sons Deepakesh and Tharakesh, his wife’s friend Devi (30 years), her daughter Ashvika (7 years), to take a swim in the Cauvery River that runs through Pothanur early on Tuesday morning. While they entered the deep waters, they were trapped as a result.
Five members of a family drown in Cauvery river in Tamil Nadu
