Three youths drowned in Chulikka river near Meppadi in the district on Thursday afternoon.
The deceased were identified as Nidhin, 23, son of Dhanesan of Puthanparampil; Jithin, 23, son of Karthikeyan of Theekkattil, and Bijilal, 20, of Vallarikkal near Kayamkulam in Alappuzha district.
The three were part of a group of six who had come to Wayanad on Thursday on a visit. When they went to take bath near Ponkundu, a trench in the Chulikka river, Nidhin slipped into it. While attempting to save Nidhin, his friends Jithin and Bijilal too drowned.
The bodies were recovered by villagers and plantation workers.
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