In an unfortunate incident, three Intermediate students were believed to have been drowned while attempting to rescue one of their friends in Visakhapatnam, on Thursday.
According to the police, Jagadish, Prakash and Shivbarghav, residents of Akkaipalli in Visakhapatnam district in Bheemili Beach, were swept away by the swirling seas, and drowned after they entered the waters to rescue one of their friends R Jagadish.
The 3 had come to the beach on a holiday, and were playing volleyball, when Visweshwara was swept away.
The others - Kiranprasad, Anand, Yoshodhakrishna, Visweshwara, Prakash, and Shivbarghav - all students of the second year of Intermediate, from Guntur Vikas Junior college in Shankarmatam, rushed to rescue their friend.
The fishermen managed to rescue the others, while Jagadish, Prakash and Shivbarghav were missing.
Police reached the spot on getting information and are continuing with the efforts to trace the missing students.
The parents and college management have been informed.