IDUKKI: The bodies of three including a woman were found near the check dam at Kuthungal in Udumbanchola. The bodies of a woman of other state and that of two men reported missing since last Monday, were found today. The locals informed the police after seeing the bodies.

Police said the bodies of Ajaya Kumar, Dileep and Roshni of Mandala in Madhya Pradesh, working in a private farm in Udumbanchola, were recovered. The three had gone for a bath near the waterfalls. Preliminary information is that one may have swept away while bathing and the other two could have been drowned while rescuing. Police said only after post-mortem, a clarity would be obtained.