Thrissur: A sixth standard boy student drowned after accidentally slipping into the Poomala dam here while taking a bath, police said.
The boy, a student of D B High School at Mannarkad in Palakkad, died when he slipped into the deep end while taking a bath along with his father. Though he was rushed to a hospital, his life could not be saved, police added.
The father had been discharged today from a hospital and was all set to go back home with his wife when the tragedy occurred, they said.
PTI