Mohan Kuthar
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Jun 28: One person drowned and another went missing in the sea at Mogaveerapatna here on Wednesday June 28.
Ayaz alias Chotu (20), son of Jaleel, and Shahrukh (19), son of Siddique, residents of Sira in Tumakuru, got washed away in the sea.
A group of 10 persons, namely Ayaz, Habeeb, Sadiq, Farwan, Sharukh, Jamal, Arif, Wasim, Salman and one more, had come to Ullal on Tuesday June 27 to visit the Dargah. On Wednesday morning, they went to Mogaveerapatna beach.
Five of the group - Habeeb, Sadiq, Waseem, Shahrukh and Ayaz, got into the waters to play. They were pulled in by the strong waves and got washed away. The locals rescued Habeeb, Sadiq and Waseem, while Ayaz and Sharukh could not be saved.
One of the bodies has been retrieved and search is on for the missing youth.
It is said that the local swimmers had warned the group about the rough sea but they the visitors did not heed to their advice.
Shahrukh ran a meat shop near Tumakuru while Ayaz was a mason.
Ullal police have registered a case.