KASARAGOD: Two kids who were playing outside their home were found dead at Adoor river in Kasaragod. Devaraduka native Shafi’s son Muhammad Ashique (4) and Yusuff’s son Muhammad Fasil (4) drowned around 1.15 pm on Tuesday.

It is reported that the boys who were playing outside the home fell into the river around 11 am. The other kids who were with them informed the neighbours. During the search conducted by the locals, the children were found in the river and rushed to the hospital. But they were declared dead.

Ashique’s body was taken out first, but Fasil’s body was found after hours of search. The bodies were shifted to Kasaragod General Hospital Mortuary. Adoor police reached the spot and completed the inquest proceedings.