Coimbatore : A 75-year old woman and her son were electrocuted, as they came into contact with an electric wire attached to a pole in their house in Anamalai in the district.

According to police, Ravikumar (50), a farmer by profession, was drying the wet clothes on a iron string attached to a zinc-roofed shed which came into contact with a live electric wire.

Seeing the son struggling, the woman Bhagyalakshmi tried to rescue him by pulling him. However, both got electrocuted. Investigations are on, they said.