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Two drown as country boat sinks at Vaikom

Two persons, including a four-year-old boy, from Udayanapuram drowned as a country boat carrying six members of a family sank in the Kariyar, near Vaikom, on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Sharath (33) and Ivan, son of Deepesh. The accident occurred near Chettikkari at Thalayazham around 5 p.m. when the family members were on their way to attend a funeral by crossing the waterbody. Four persons were rescued and rushed to a nearby hospital.

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