Bapatla: Three engineering students were swept away by strong currents while taking a bath at Chirala beach in Bapatla district on Sunday, said a police official.
According to the police, a group of seven students who had come from Telangana, went for a swim at the beach around 5.30 pm when the incident occurred.
“Three students were swept away by high currents in the Bay of Bengal at Chirala beach while enjoying a sea bath,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Bapatla district B Umamaheshwar told PTI.
Two of the students were from Hyderabad and one from Jadcherla in Telangana, he said.
Umamaheshwar further said that a case has been registered under the relevant sections and that police are taking precautions to prevent such incidents in the future.
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