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Three St Stephen’s College Students from Delhi drown in river in Kerala

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In a tragic incident three students from Delhi’s St Stephen’s College, who were on a holiday trip to Kerala, drowned in the Periyar River in Ernakulam district. A local resort owner who was with them drowned as well.

Anubhav Chandra from Bihar, Aditya Patel from Uttar Pradesh and Kenneth Jose from Kerala’s Wayanad had moved away from their group of 13, mostly comprising of students, to visit the location by the side of a private resort on Friday evening.

“The incident happened around 5:30 pm in rural Ernakulam on Friday. The area has signposts saying dangerous as a warning. The inquest is underway currently and the statements of the rest of the student’s group will be taken,” the local police station said.

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The fourth person who drowned along with them was the worker with the private resort. According to reports, the private resort owner’s daughter also studied in St Stephen’s College.

Anubhav and Aditya were third years Sanskrit students, while Kenneth was a first year Chemistry student.

The bodies of all four have been recovered and kept at the Taluk hospital at Perumbavoor, police said.

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The incident occurred at Paniyeli Poru, a tourist spot where the river has dangerous clusters of slippery rocks, near Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district, police said.

The spot is known for its death traps for tourists because of strong undercurrents, though the water is only few feet deep, police added.

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