KOCHI: A vacation swimming class turned tragic as a 14-year-old drowned in the swimming pool of a private club at Vennala in Kochi on Thursday. The deceased is Anal Baiju of Pallath Road, Thammanam.
According to officers with the Palarivattom Police Station, Anal was part of a summer swimming camp at Century Club.
The incident took place at 8.15 am when training was being given to a batch of 15 children. There were three instructors — two in the pool with the children. Anal’s father Baiju was also present near the pool. The training was given to children in the shallow part.