Mangaluru, Feb 14: In a gut-wrenching tragedy, four tourists from Hassan were washed away in high tide and heavy currents of sea water at Someshwar beach off Ullal town on the outskirts of the city on Sunday.
Mohammed Haneef (20), Mohammed Siyab (19), Imran Pasha (20) and Sahid Khaleel (22) disappeared after they were engulfed by a mighty wave while playing in the water, sources said.
Fire personnel, police and local swimmers have launched rescue operation for the missing youths in the sea.
They were part of a team of six tourists from Hassan district who had come to Ullal for the ziyarath of Sayyid Shareeful Madani Dargah.
All the six members had been to the beach. While four of them went missing after a wave hit them, two others managed to swim ashore. They are Sahil and Sadiq.
A case has been registered at jurisdictional Ullal police station. More details awaited.
Sahil and Sadiq who managed to swim ashore
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Too much is too bad.....In spite of repeated tragedies, the youths are not learning any lesson....RIP
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