THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Three college students died in a drowning incident in Thiruvananthapuram’s Vellayani lake on Friday. The drastic incident took place in the Vavamoola area of the lake. According to reports, the bodies were found stuck in mud at the depth of the lake.

The deceased have been identified as Mukundan Unni (19), Ferdin (19) and Libinon (19), all students of Christ College Venganoor. Four students from the college visited the lake to have a dip. It is frequent for students to visit this portion of the lake to take a bath.

However, many of the visitors are unaware of the danger that is waiting in the mud-filled portion of this lake. Hearing the screams of one student, the locals rushed to the spot and tried to save the three others. However, the three students died on the spot while the rescued student was shifted to a private hospital for treatment.

It was the locals who conducted the rescue operation as it took late for the police and fire force to reach the spot. It is reported that the deceased are natives of Vettukad.