Newskarntaka-Kasargod
Kasargod:A 14 year old boy who had been to swim in a pond near his house at KK Pura, Talangere on September 11, Wednesday, has met a watery grave. His body was traced on September 12, morning.
The deceased has been identified as Zaheer Abbas, son of Mohammad Kunhi and Saudha couple of Talangere. Zaheer had left home on Wednesday evening saying he will go for a swim in the pond. But when he did not return till late night, his family was worried. Though a search was launched it was in vain. His clothes and footwear were found near the pond the next morning. The body was later retrieved from the pond by fire service personnel. Three fire service men namely Nishanth, Sajesh and Manoj were also injured while they searched for the body in the pond.
The deceased boy was studying in ninth standard at Talangere Government Muslim Vocational Higher Secondary School.