Sonbhadra (UP), Jul 16 (PTI) A woman and her son drowned in a well outside their house in the district, police said on Sunday.

Circle Officer (CO) Dadan Prasad said Lalita Devi (28) was taking a bath near the well on Saturday afternoon when her five-year-old son Satesh, who was playing at the spot, slipped and fell into the water body.

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The woman jumped into the well to save her son but both of them drowned.

The woman's husband pulled out the bodies with the help of locals.

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Police have been sent the bodies for postmortem.

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