Kannur, April 24 -- A three- member family from Taliparamba in the district had a narrow escape, after their travel plans were delayed due to an accident during a horseback ride in Kashmir.

Sudhas Kannoth, a motivational trainer of Palkulangara near Taliparamba, his wife Preethi, a school teacher at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Kannur and their son Mrinal were among those who had planned to visit Baisaran meadows in Pahalgam. The family had arrived in Srinagar on April 18 and spent three days sightseeing before heading to Pahalgam on April 22.

Around 1130 am, they began a horse ride as a trial, through a rugged trail route. However, during the ride, the head of the family Sudhas Kannoth accidently fell off the horse.

Following the incident, t...