Hans News Service Ballari

A father and his 10-year-old son drowned in a water-filled pit atop the historic Ballari Fort on Wednesday while visiting the site during the Dasara holidays.The deceased have been identified as Ramesh and his son Honnuraswamy, natives of Kanekal village in Andhra Pradesh.According to preliminary information, three families had visited Ballari Fort during the Ayudha Puja holiday. While exploring the hilltop, Honnuraswamy reportedly slipped and fell into a pit while watching fish in the water. Seeing his son struggling, Ramesh jumped into the pit in an attempt to rescue him. However, neither father nor son knew how to swim, and both drowned. On receiving information, personnel from Kaul Bazaar police station and fire and emergency services rushed to the spot and retrieved the bodies.