Three youths drowned in bid to rescue girls

By Our Special Correspondent

VISAKHAPATNAM, AUG. 19. Three youths drowned, while another was in a critical condition when they tried to rescue two girls at Rishikonda beach on Sunday evening.

Prema Chanakya Chandagupta, 26, Visweswara Rao, 27, of Marripalem and Ch. Somesh, 25, of Gopalapatnam were drowned while Sathireddi, also of Marripalem, was fighting for life in the King George Hospital.

According to eye-witness accounts, K. Lakshmipriya, 16, and K. Nagaprabha, 17, of Vijayawada, who are in the city attending an NCC camp, went to the beach. They were splashing in the sea waters and suddenly cried for help as the waves drew them inside. The youths, who heard their shouts, jumped into the sea in a bid to rescue them.

Meanwhile, some fishermen also dived into the waters and there was some confusion. While the girls could be rescued, there was no trace of the youths who valiantly tried to save them.

They were washed ashore after an hour and rushed to the KGH where three of them were declared brought dead while one is being treated.

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