Navedh, 33, and Abdul Azeez, 27, both from Karnataka, drowned in the Chaliyar, near Puthiyapalam, in Feroke around 12.30 p.m. on Monday. The Nallalam police said Muhiyidheen had gone missing in the river. The accident occurred when the trio, on a pleasure trip, tried to save a child from drowning.
The Fire and Rescue Services managed to retrieve the bodies of two. The third could not be found even after several hours of search.
The bodies were shifted to the Government Medical College Hospital here for post-mortem examination. The search would resume on Tuesday, the police said.