Kollam (Kerala), Sep 27 (PTI) Two 1teenage students drowned in Sasthamcotta Lake near here on Friday, according to police.

The teenagers, a boy and a girl, both aged 17 years and hailing from Kottarakkara, had been missing since Thursday.

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Police said that they skipped school and visited the lake on Thursday morning.

"The incident appears to be a suicide case. The two were close, but their families opposed their relationship," police said.

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On Thursday evening, the families filed a missing persons complaint with the police, who later found their belongings on the lakeside.

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