PATHANAMTHITTA: In a tragic incident, a housewife died of electrocution while picking black pepper along with her husband. The incident took place at Pezhumpara near Vadassery in Pathanamthitta. The deceased has been identified as Sudhamani (55), a native of Pezhumpara.

The accident took place when Sudhamani was picking black pepper with her husband Rajendran. Sudhamani was electrocuted after she came in contact with an iron ladder whose one side had struck a power line.

Sudhamani died on the spot. The body is kept at the mortuary of the hospital. Rajendran, who sustained an injury, has been admitted to the Kottayam Medical College Hospital.