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Namakkal: A day after he celebrated his fourth birthday, an LKG student died after he accidently fell into the Cauvery near Mohanur here on Tuesday. “After parking the car on Vangal-Mohanur state highway bridge, Babu started showing the river to his son. His body is yet to be retrieved.Initially, it was said the boy fell into the river when his father attempted to take a selfie with his son in one hand and mobile phone in another (hand). The boy accidently fell into the river from the bridge and he was washed away,” R Arularasu, Namakkal district superintendent of police (SP) told TOI.When alerted, the Mohanur police reached the spot and informed the fire and rescue services personnel in Namakkal town for assistance. Together, they started searching for the body.Meanwhile, some said the boy had fallen into the river when his father attempted to take selfie by holding him in his left hand and operating the mobile phone using the right hand.However, the SP said they were just rumours..