Mangalore, Jul 20: The weekend is riddle with tragedy in Dakshina Kananda. Five children belonging to two families drowned in two separate incidents within the districts on Sunday.
Vasu Shetty and Seeta couple residing at Mijar, Yadapadavu lost their three children who were playing near their house.
All three children drowned in a pond at quarry located near their house. The deceased have been identified as Pranesh (12), Meghashree (11) and Yakshita (6).
The incident came to light when the mother Seeta went searching for her children who did not return home even after long time.
To her horror she found the footwear of her children near the pond. She also found the signs of children entering the pond.
A few local residents who dived into the pond managed to bring all three children out of the water. However, they reportedly breathed their lost, on the way to hospital.
Sleuths from jurisdictional Bajpe Police Station visited the spot and registered a case.
In a separate but similar incident reported at Malady village in Belvai near Moodbidri, two girl children drowned while playing near a pond at a quarry.
The deceased siblings have been identified as Suraksha (7) and Sukanya (4), children of Suresh and Seeta couple.
The little girls were playing outside their house on Sunday morning. But, at around 12:00 noon the parents realized that the girls were missing.
When they grew suspicious and searched in the pond they found tow dead bodies. Firefighters from Moodbidri rushed to the spot. A case has been registered at Moodbidri police station.
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