Dindigul has most drowning deaths in south TN

315 out of 1,948 drowning deaths between 2021 and 2024 reported in Dindigul district; Thoothukudi second highest

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @Madurai

WITH nearly 315 instances of drowning deaths reported between 2022 and 2024 (till November 2024), Dindigul accounted for the highest number of such cases among the 10 districts in southern Tamil Nadu, according to data from the police department. Of the total 1,948 drowning deaths in the past three years, 280 deaths were reported in Thoothukudi, followed by 254 in Kanniyakumari, 210 in Madurai, 195 in Theni, 173 in Tirunelveli, 172 in Ramanathapuram, 156 in Tenkasi, 103 in Sivaganga and 90 in Virudhunagar. 1,373 victims were male, 350 female and

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