BAPATLA: Dasara vacation turned tragic for a group of students who had come to Suryalanka beach in Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh, after three of them drowned in the waters on Tuesday. Three of them are reportedly still missing in the choppy waters.

As per reports, eight students from Singh Nagar of Vijayawada had come to Suryalanka beach for a vacation. When they stepped into the beach the students were pulled into the waters due to heavy currents. While three of them drowned, one person was saved by local fishermen and brought to the shore safely, while three are still feared missing.

Police have called in divers and are carrying out search operations for the remaining students who are feared missing in the waters.

The students were said to be pursuing their intermediate. The deceased were identified as Abhi, Siddu and Sai Madhu, hailing from the Singh Nagar area of Vijayawada. A police officer said two of the victims were studying junior intermediate and two were in classes 9 and 10.They were said to be working with a caterer. They reached Bapatla by train from Vijayawada on Tuesday morning and later went to the beach for a swim when tragedy struck.

Further details are awaited…

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