A 22-year-old woman and her minor daughter drowned in a lake at K.Poosaripatti in Maharajakadai on Thursday.
The deceased were identified as Rajeshwari, and her four-year-old their daughter Sivanya.
The woman jumped into the lake in a bid to save her daughter from drowning. The woman had come to the lake to wash clothes, , when Sivanya slipped into the waters. The bodies were recovered by Maharajakadai police.