3 kids drown in separate incidents

Kozhikode/Palakkad: Three children, including, two cousins, drowned in separate incidents in Malappuram and Palakkad on Tuesday. Adhil Irash, 7, of Cherthodi House, Melmuri, Malappuram, and Mohammed Fousan, 4, of Kaaruvanpurath House, Kuzhimanna, drowned after they accidentally fell into a stream while playing at Manikyampara near Pookkottur in Malappuram. Though they were rushed to hospital immediately, their life could not be saved. In Palakkad, a 13-year-old boy drowned in Kalpathy River while attempting to save his uncle who slipped into water while taking bath. The deceased has been identified as Adarsh, son of Manoj of Peechiyachan Nagar, Kunnumpuram, Palakkad. He was a Class VIII student of St Thomas School, Railway Colony.The incident occurred around 10am at the bathing ghat near Kundambalam. tnn