Bodies of 2 children recovered from pond in Mymensingh

Two children have drowned in a pond beside their home in Mymensingh's Gafargaon Upazila on Friday.

The incident took place around noon in Palaikanda village of Jashra Union, Gafargaon Police Station chief Mohammad Moniruzzaman said.

The dead were identified as Safa, 3, son of Mazharul Islam, and Saifana, 3, daughter of Nurul Islam, both from the same village. They were cousins.

Relatives said that when it started raining around noon, the two children went outside and were playing together in the yard. At one point, they apparently slipped away unnoticed and fell into the pond beside the house.

After the children were missing for some time, their relatives began searching for them. Eventually, the two children were found floating unconscious in the pond and rescued. They were rushed to Gafargaon Upazila Health Complex, where doctors in the emergency department declared them dead.

Dr Mithun Ahmed, a physician at Gafargaon Upazila Health Complex, said the two children had died before they were brought to the hospital. The matter was subsequently reported to the local administration.

Officer Moniruzzaman said police visited the scene after receiving the news. An unnatural death case will be filed with the police station.