Daijiworld Media Network – Kundapur (MS)
Kundapur, Sep 12: A woman pilgrim of Tiruvananthapuram origin who had come to visit Sri Mookambika temple at Kollur met a watery grave in Souparnika river here.
The deceased is identified as Chandi Shekharan (42). A team of 14 people had arrived from Tiruvananthapuram for pilgrimage. Fire service personnel and Kollur police are looking for her mortal remains.
In the evening, the family after offering pooja in the temple had come to the bathing ghat. Her husband Murugan and son Aditya also accompanied her. Aditya slipped and got stuck in the water current. Both Murugan and Chandi Shekharan jumped into water though they did not know how to swim. Chandi Shekharan got washed away. Murugan and Aditya were rescued by the locals.