14-Year-Old School Boy From Chennai' Adyar Drowns

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Highlights

  • After going swimming with his buddies on Saturday, a 14-year-old kid drowned in the Adyar river at Saidapet. After being missing for 18 hours, his body was discovered
  • It's claimed that he became unbalanced and drowned.

After going swimming with his buddies on Saturday, a 14-year-old kid drowned in the Adyar river at Saidapet. After being missing for 18 hours, his body was discovered on Sunday and taken for an autopsy to Royapettah Government Hospital. The incident took place at 7 o'clock on Saturday night, Samuel of Thideer Nagar went swimming in the river with his three buddies. Samuel lost his footing and drowned, according to police officers.

According to Saidapet police, U Samuel of Thideer Nagar and his three companions went swimming in the river on Saturday around 7 o'clock. Samuel stayed nearer to the bank while his pals dove farther into the water. It's claimed that he became unbalanced and drowned. His alarm sounded, but no one was available to answer.

At the scene were firefighters and rescuers from Guindy, Saidapet, T Nagar, and Ashok Nagar. Rescue boats, drones, and thermal cameras from Anna University were used, but it was not possible to find Samuel's body. On Sunday, the search continued until around 1:00 p.m., when the fire and rescue crew recovered his body.

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