13-year-old boy washed away trying to cross partially submerged bridge in Chennai

A boy was washed away while trying to cross a partially submerged bridge in Tamil Nadu's Chennai. A search operation is underway.

A 13-year-old boy in Tamil Nadu's Chennai was washed away while trying to cross a road bridge partially submerged by the Cooum river on Sunday.

The boy, along with his family were crossing the bridge on a two-wheeler when it slipped and four people fell into the river. The boy identified as Kumaresan could not be found. Other members of the family were rescued by two passersby.