Thiruvananthapuram Vattakayat Three people who took bath in Kallar met a tragic end. Safan, Firoz and Jawad, natives of Bimapally, drowned. Feroze is a policeman and Jawad teacher at SAP camp. The group of eight reached the vicinity of Kallar in the middle of their journey to Ponmudi. Four people went into the water but the woman was rescued by the locals. The three dead people fell into the eddy in the river. By the time they reached the shore, all three were dead. Deceased Firoz and Jawad are brothers. Safan, who is a student, is their sister’s son.
The woman, who was rescued by the locals, had no other problems. The group of eight went to two Ponmudi. Locals say that they went down in the river ignoring the signs. The dead bodies were shifted to Thiruvananthapuram Medical College. He will be released to his relatives tomorrow after the post-mortem. Accidents are common in Vattakayat. Warning boards of the police and panchayat have been placed here pointing out this.
Three people died in Kallar river, Thiruvananthapuram