Jharkhand youth goes missing while bathing in Puri sea Post News Network
Puri: A youth from Jharkhand has gone missing while he and six others were enjoying their bath in the sea here Friday.
According to eyewitnesses, the seven were enjoying their time on the beach. However, all the seven were first knocked down by a huge wave and then were being dragged into the sea. The lifeguards, hearing the distress calls swung into action and promptly rescued six of the youths. However, one of them was dragged into the sea by the strong currents.
The missing person has been identified as Deepak Kumar. He and the six others were from Bokaro city in Jharkhand. Search has launched to locate Deepak, but the chances of his survival are very remote, officials said.
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