Two degree students drown in sea at Odalarevu

Amalapuram (East Godavari): Two degree students drowned in sea at Odalarevu in Amalapram rural mandal on Thursday afternoon. According to Amalapuram rural police, a group of 20 degree second year students of SKBR college went to Odalarevu beach to celebrate the birthday of one of them.

After the celebration, they ventured into the sea to take a bath. While doing so, two students namely Sanaboina Hari, 19, of Bodaigodi Tumulu village in Mummidivaram mandal and Ganta Siva, 19, of Peruru village in Amalapuram mandal, were washed away into sea due to high tidal waves.

The police pressed expert swimmers in to service to search for the missing students. While the body of Hari was traced, Ganta Siva is yet to be traced and the search is going on. Amalapuram rural CI Bhimaraju is investigating the case.