Shiroor: A man who went to bathe in a rivulet accidentally slipped and drowned at Shiroor village coming under Byndoor police station limits on Friday.

According to the police, Midun (24), who painted boats, had gone to have a bath in a rivulet in front of his shed. But he accidentally slipped and drowned.

A case of unnatural death had been registered at the Byndoor police station and investigations were on, the police said.