Eight-year-old boy drowns in resort pool in Wayanad

KALPETTA: In a tragic incident, an eight-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool at a resort in Wayanad. The deceased has been identified as Amal Sharafin, son of Kunnamangalam native Jishad.

The accident took place in the swimming pool of a private resort at Old Vythiri in Wayanad. The body, which is kept at the mortuary of the Vythiri Taluk hospital, will be handed over to the relatives following post mortem. Police have registered a case in connection with the incident.