Kozhikode (Kerala), April 11 Three members of a family, including a girl, drowned in a river at Nadapuram in this district on Saturday, police said.
The tragic incident occurred when the family had gone to the Puliyavu river near Nadapuram to wash their clothes.
The deceased were identified as Ansar (43), his wife Suhada (39), and Isa Mariyam (8), the daughter of Ansar's brother – all residents of Puliyavu here.
According to preliminary information, the child accidentally fell into the deep water, and Ansar and his wife attempted to rescue her.
However, all three were also pulled under by the current and drowned.
The couple's children alerted the locals, who initiated rescue efforts.
Although they were pulled out of the water, their lives could not be saved, police said.
The bodies were taken to the nearby state-run hospital, and further procedures are underway, they added.