On receiving information, the Kavundampadi police and fire services personnel rushed to the spot and retrieved the bodies.
Rip currents are powerful channelled currents of water flowing away from the shore to the sea and cause drowning. If the currents persist for a long time it erodes beach. (Representational image)
Salem: Two youths who were taking bath in River Bhavani got trapped in a swirl and drowned in Erode district on Friday.
Police said the deceased persons S Prabhu and N Gokulakrishnan, were part of a 50-member family who visited a temple in Kavundampadi near Gobichettipalayam in Erode district.
They all took bath in the river. Unfortunately the duo were caught in a swirl and drowned,”police said.
On receiving information, the Kavundampadi police and fire services personnel rushed to the spot and retrieved the bodies of the two persons and sent them for post-mortem at Gobichettipalayam GH.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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