MALA: A mother and daughter drowned after falling into the pond in the middle of the field near the Chullur Maniyathukavu Temple, Pooppathy. The deceased have been identified as Pooppathy native Anu (37) and her daughter Agna (11).

Yesterday evening, Anu and three children were coming from their family home in Mala to their rented house in Pooppathy. As they reached the pond, the footwear of Anu's second child Aleena fell into the water. While trying to pick up the footwear, Anu fell into the pond and drowned. Her elder daughter Agna, who jumped into the water to try to save her mother, also drowned. Locals rushed to the spot after hearing the loud cries of the two kids. The bodies were later recovered by the Jalanidhi workers, locals and the fire force.