A man and his son from Tiruppur district, drowned in the Cauvery river in Kodumudi block, Erode district, on Sunday evening.
Police said Ramesh, 48, of Jawahar Nagar, his wife Priya, 43, their son Nanda Kishore, 19, a second-year engineering student, and daughter Kanika, a Class 10 student, along with eight of their relatives, went to the Karanampalayam anicut for a dip in the river. Since tourists are not permitted on Sundays, the Malayampalayam police refused permission to the groupto enter the anicut.