Three persons, including a mother-son duo, were feared drowned in the Godavari river at Mothe village in Burgampadu mandal on Friday evening.
A woman and her two sons from Chandrugonda arrived at the pushkar bathing ghat in Mothe by hiring an autorickshaw late on Friday afternoon.
The trio ventured into the Godavari and soon got trapped in the strong undercurrent in the river.