Puri: In a tragic incident, a woman and her minor son died after drowning in a pond at Bedhaband village under Kakatpur block in Puri district on Thursday.
The deceased are Rita Mishra and her son Prabhu Mishra.
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According to reports, Prabhu slipped and fell into the pond while sailing a miniature boat on the eve of Kartik Purnima. To rescue her son, Rita too went into the pond and drowned.
Locals rescued the two and rushed them to a hospital at Charichhak where the doctor declared them dead.
Kakatpur police station IIC Sushant Sahu seized the bodies and investigation into the matter is on.
