MP tourist drowns in sea off Goa's Calangute beach

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Press Trust of India Panaji
Last Updated : Oct 12 2018 | 8:25 PM IST

A tourist hailing from Madhya Pradesh drowned in Calangute beach in north Goa and his body was found Friday morning, police said.

Indore-resident Vishwas Naik (19) was part of a group of eight people who had ventured into the sea off the Calangute coast Thursday evening, said Inspector Jivba Dalvi.

"Three of the group got caught in the sea current at around 6:30pm yesterday. While two of them managed to swim to the shore, Naik drowned. His body was found at Baga beach this morning," Dalvi said.

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First Published: Oct 12 2018 | 8:25 PM IST

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