Kochi: Seven girls drowned while they were bathing in a river in Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu on Sunday.
The incident occurred at about 12.45 pm
when they were bathing in Kedilam river.
The girls in the age groups of ten to 18 years washed away as there was a sudden inflow of water, media reports said.
The people passing that way pulled them out and took them to Cuddalore Government hospital where they were declared brought dead.