Kasargod: Child drowns in pond, mother dies in rescue attempt
Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (EP)
Kasargod, Dec 12: In a tragic incident that occurred at Poyyathbail in Manjeshwar, a child died after it accidentally fell into a pond. The child's mother, in her attempt to rescue him, met watery grave too.
The deceased are identified as Jayashree (27), wife of Santhosh and resident of Muttanje, and their son Shobhan, aged three-and-half years.
The incident occurred when they were going to anganwadi on Wednesday December 11 morning. Shobhan is said to have run ahead and fallen into the pond after losing his balance.
Jayashree, shocked at the sight, jumped to the pond to save her child, but both of them got drowned.
The locals came to know of the death in the afternoon but the mother and son were dead by then.
Santhosh is employed in a bakery in Mangalore. Jayashree is the daughter of Bangappa and Yamuna. She has a brother named Jaya.