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Tamil Nadu

College students drowned in lake near Tiruporur

Police investigations revealed that the two were part of a group of friends who went to the lake for a dip on Saturday

DT NEXT Bureau

CHENNAI: Two college students drowned while taking a dip in a lake at Tiruporur on Saturday evening. The deceased are identified as Viswanath (20) from Madurai and Bharath Kumar (20) from Mayiladuthurai.

They were pursuing a B Tech course at a private college in Potheri. Police investigations revealed that the two were part of a group of friends who went to the lake for a dip on Saturday.

Viswanath and Bharath reportedly moved into a deeper part of the lake and drowned as they did not know how to swim.

Viswanath and Bharath reportedly moved into a deeper part of the lake and drowned as they did not know how to swim.

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