Mangalore, Mar 28, 2014: A fun swim by a group of teenagers, all II PUC students at the Mallamar Beach near NITK Suratkal on March 27, Thursday evening, turned tragic when one of them drowned after being washed away by a giant tidal wave.
The deceased is Rajesh (17). He was a student of Little Flower College, Padmanoor, Kinnigoli. Along with his friends Rahul, Akshay and Pawan Shetty, Rajesh had come to the beach on Thursday evening to enjoy the completion of the II PUC annual exams. However, to Rajesh’s misfortune, a giant wave washed him away while they were playing in the shallow waters.
The deceased Rajesh is learnt to be from Hubli and stayed in a rented room near his college. Sources said his mother worked in Bangalore.
It is learnt, the body of Rajesh is not yet found and a search is underway.