Kasargod: In a heart-wrenching incident, two siblings and their cousin lost their lives having drowned in a pond at Kombarabettu in Adyanadka here last evening.
Fathimath Fazila (11), her sister Fida (7), daughters of Hashim and Zuha and their cousin Mumtaz (10), daughter of Zuha’s sister Asma and Kasim are the deceased.
It is learnt that the siblings had visited the pond nearby their house when the three suddenly got washed away. Fasana, Mumtaz’s sister who was accompanying them had not ventured into the pond and raised an alarm.
Though locals and family members rushed to the spot on hearing her pleas for help, they could not save the children in time.
The bodies were taken to Kasargod general hospital. A case stands registered in Badiadka police station.