Boy drowns in pond
A summer vacation outing ended in tragedy for a 15-year-old boy, who drowned in a pond in suburban Ottiyambakkam near Sholinganallur on Monday.
Prince (15) of MGR Street in Ottiyampakkam and his team of friends left home after informing their parents that they were going for an outing. However, the boys headed to the ‘kallu kuttai’ in Ottiyampakkam for a swim, police said.
The students were playing on a swing near the pond when Prince and his friend Gowtham (16) fell into it. The boys managed to rescue Gowtham, who was gasping for breath and was rushed to a hospital for treatment. Quoting hospital sources, police informed that he was under observation.
Fire service personnel were informed and teams from Tambaram and Siruseri launched a hunt for Prince, but his body was retrieved after five hours.