Four school students drowned in a tank at a farm in Siddhinaickenpalayam near Sulur on Thursday.
The tank belonged to Sivakumar and it had around 8 feet of water on Thursday.Karthiraj, 11, Sathish Kumar,12, Vignesh,14, and Ramesh,14, from Adi Dravidar Colony, had gone to take a bath along with two others.
According to the police, Sathish Kumar slipped and fell into the tank. Karthiraj, Ramesh and Vignesh entered the tank to rescue him while the two others went to get help. By the time they returned, the four had already drowned. Tamil Nadu
Fire and Rescue Services personnel recovered the bodes after four hours of search. The bodies were sent to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital for post-mortem.The Sulur Police registered a case and investigations are on, police added.