Udupi : Three people, including two young school boys drowned in a pond at Airabailu, Ulloor, on Wednesday.

The deceased have been identified as Raghavendra Kini (44), a prominent Gowd Saraswat Brahmin cook and his children Prakash (15) and Yogish (14), who were were studying in Ulloor government school.

It is said that, both children, while playing slipped into the pond—Kini on hearing a few kids’ shout for help, jumped into the pond to save his children. However, Kini died due to heart attack.

A case has been registered at Shankaranarayana police station.