Palakkad: A nine-year-old girl drowned in Bharathapuzha near Desamangalam on Saturday. The deceased was Veda, daughter of Ajesh, a resident of Mundakkottukurussi in Kayiliad near Shoranur.According to police, the girl accompanied her relatives to bathe in the river at Chenganamkunnu Kadavu in Desamangalam panchayat. However, she slipped into the deep water while bathing and drowned.Relatives and locals rescued the child and rushed her to a private clinic at Koottupatha first. She was later shifted to Govt Medical College, Thrissur, for specialised treatment; however, her life could not be saved.The body was handed over to the family after the completion of legal formalities.