Three Bangalore Youngsters Feared Drowned at Murdeshwar Beach
Yahya Hallare
Daijiworld Media Network - Karwar
Karwar, Jul 26: The bodies of the three youngsters who were swept away by the waves at Murdeshwar beach here on Sunday July 24 were fished out by the rescue teams.
The bodies were found on the evening of Monday July 25 after a thorough search by the rescue teams with the help of locals and fishermen.
Vivek Venkatramaniah (18), Tejas Manjunath (20) and Dininraj (19) had come to Murdeshwar on a trip along with their friends, all from Bangalore.
The bodies have been taken to Bangalore.
Earlier News:
Karwar, Jul 24: Three youngsters from Bangalore are feared drowned at Murdeshwar beach here on Sunday July 24.
Vivek Venkatramaniah (18), Tejas Manjunath (20) and Dininraj (19) were washed away by the currents and their bodies are yet to be retrieved. Search operations are on.
The incident took place early on Sunday. The boys, along with four of their friends were on a trip to Murdeshwar via Madikeri and Mangalore.
On Sunday morning, the seven of them played volleyball at the beach before venturing into the sea. Tejas was pulled by the currents and Vivek, Diniraj and another friend, Deepak, jumped in to save him. But all of them were swept away.
The rescue team managed to save Deepak, but are yet to locate the other three.
The search operations are being led by DSP M Narayan, the coastal security police and the Navy.
The beach is not only turbulent, but also known for the presence of sharks, and both factors are hampering the rescue mission.
The others in the group of friends are Nithin Shridhar, Dileep Kumar and Dhanush.