Teenagers drown at village swimming training centre

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 12 (PTI) Two teenage boys drowned at a village pool, which has been used as a swimming training centre for long in Nedumangadu here on Saturday, police said.

The deceased were identified as Shinil and Aromal, two high school students hailing from the area.

The tragedy happened when a group of seven boys, including the deceased, went to the closed pool to take a bath in the afternoon, reportedly after jumping the compound wall.

Local people said that swimming training will be there in the pool in the morning and evening. The pool would remain closed at other times, they said.

"None of the seven boys were students at the swimming centre. Only one among them knew swimming. When two of them went down into the water in the pool, the others alerted local people and sought their help," a police officer said.

Though local residents soon fished the boys out, they were declared brought dead at the hospital, police added. PTI LGK ADB