The jolly trip of a group of youngsters turned tragic as a degree first year student was feared to have drowned at the beach near the Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour under the I-Town police station limits on Tuesday. The missing student, identified as P. Praveen Kumar (18) is a resident of Burma Camp area under the Kancharapalame police station limits.
Search operation
According to I-Town police, six youngsters from Burma Camp area came to the fishing harbour Jetty-11 at around 1 p.m. Of them, three, identified as Sudheer, Charan and Praveen, went for a swim and were sucked in by a strong wave.
Noticing them drowning, the other members of the group shouted for help. The nearby residents managed to rescue two youth, but there was no trace of Praveen till late in the evening.
A case has been registered. The search operation will resume on Wednesday.