2 kids drown in pond in Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli: Two children drowned in a pond near Surandai in the district on Sunday evening. The deceased have been identified as G Karan, 7, of Sendhamaram village and G Venkatesh, 11, of Duraisamipuram. Venkatesh had come to Karan’s house recently. Both the children were playing near the house on Sunday evening. On being alerted by some villagers who spotted the children’s dresses on the banks of a small pond, the family members rushed there and began a search. Police and fire personnel helped in retrieving the bodies. The bodies were sent to Sankarankovil government hospital for autopsy. tnn