In Kalmykia, four children perish in artesian well water

In the Lagan District of Kalmykia four lower-grade pupils got drowned, said a source from local law enforcers.

According to his story, five junior school pupils played at the water body near the village of Ulan Khol, Lagan District. Four of them got choked with water at a sudden splash from an artesian well.

The message about children's death arrived at about 6 p.m. Moscow time, the "Interfax" reports.