A Class IX boy drowned at New Kattalai High Level Canal near Aravangalpatti in Ramji Nagar on Saturday in Tiruchi.
The boy, identified as K. Prithish, 15, had gone for a swim in the canal, when the current became strong for him and he drowned. His body was recovered and sent to Srirangam Government Hospital in Tiruchi for post-mortem. A case has been registered and the police are investigating.
