
Man attempts to swim across Periyar, drowns
The Hindu
A man drowned after unsuccessfully trying to swim across the Periyar at Eloor on Tuesday around 11 a.m.The deceased was identified as Prakashan, 26, of Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu. He had ventur
A man drowned after unsuccessfully trying to swim across the Periyar at Eloor on Tuesday around 11 a.m. The deceased was identified as Prakashan, 26, of Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu. He had ventured into the river along with two other friends from the same district. Another of their friend had chosen to stay back on the shore. A fire force team from Eloor fire station soon engaged in a rescue act in an air inflated dinghy and fished out the body about 30 minutes later.
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