Three people, including a teenager, drowned in separate incidents in the district on Sunday evening.According to police, M. Sunil Kumar (17), a resident of Periyampatti near Karimangalam in Dharmapuri district and a Class 11 student at a private school, came to Mettur Dam along with his family members.He was taking a bath in the Cauvery river at Muniappan Kovil when he reportedly went to a deeper part of the river and drowned. Firefighters retrieved the body and sent it to the Government Hospital in Mettur for a post-mortem examination. The Mettur police registered a case.In another incident, Govindaraj (38), a resident of Kurumbapatti near Edappadi and a day labourer, reportedly entered a pond at Alachampalayam in an inebriated state on Sunday and drowned, police said. Firefighters retrieved the body and sent it to the Government Hospital in Edappadi for a post-mortem examination. The Edappadi police registered a case.In the third incident, Loganathan (25), a resident of Nallagoundampatti near Omalur and a cab driver, went to Moorthipatti Lake near Bommaiyankaradu for fishing along with his brother on Sunday. He reportedly went to a deeper part of the lake and drowned, according to police. Firefighters retrieved the body. The Mecheri police registered a case. Published - June 01, 2026 07:19 pm IST