According to police, the deceased went for a swim alongside together with his associates within the canal at Manojipatti on Tuesday night. When he drifted away deep into the canal attributable to sturdy present, the Fire and Rescue Services Department was knowledgeable.
The Fire Service and Rescue Services personnel looked for Gokulakrishnan until late on Tuesday, in useless. On Wednesday morning, the Medical College Police acquired data that the physique of a boy had washed ashore within the canal abutting M. Okay. Moopanar Salai.
Subsequently, the physique was shifted to Thanjavur Medical College Hospital, the place it was recognized as Gokulakrishnan by his members of the family, police mentioned.
Meanwhile, Thanjavur District Fire and Rescue Service Officer Kumar has referred to as upon the general public to be cautious whereas taking tub or visiting the water our bodies of their areas.
Pointing out {that a} whole of 37 folks, together with a toddler, three faculty college students and 5 faculty college students, drowned in water programs within the district in the course of the previous three months, he urged the folks to train warning whereas taking tub, even when they knew swimming, as it will not be attainable to foretell the water present in view of the sudden circulate of water attributable to surprising heavy downpour.
Published – September 17, 2025 05:29 pm IST
