Thrissur: Three boys drowned while taking bath in Bhartahapuzha at Desamangalam in Thrissur on Sunday afternoon.  
Mehboob, Akash and Niyas _ all the three belonging to Kattuvattoor _ are students of Deshamangalam Govt School.
The three stepped into the river near the irrigation pump at Kalakkal. Local residents say a male teacher assisted them.
The bodies, caught in the under current, were found half km down the river.