Kollam, Oct. 13 -- A late-night rescue operation turned tragic in Kerala's Kollam district after three people, including a Fire and Rescue officer, lost their lives in Neduvathur while attempting to save a woman who had jumped into a well.

The deceased have been identified as Soni S Kumar (36), a firefighter from the Kottarakkara Fire and Rescue Unit and a native of Attingal; Archana (33), a local resident who reportedly jumped into the well; and Shivakrishnan (22), her friend who also fell into the well during the rescue attempt.

Archana, who worked as a home nurse, had been living with Shivakrishnan for the past two months. On Wednesday night, Shivakrishnan allegedly returned home intoxicated and created a disturbance. Archana, in an ...