Three feared drowned in sea while trying to beat the heat

Three youngsters from Arilova area in the city are feared to have drowned while swimming in the sea near Jodugullapalem beach here.

A group of ten youngsters from Balajinagar area in Arilova had gone to the beach to beat the heat.

Five of them were caught in a strong current. While two of them managed to reach the shore with the help of fishermen, three others are missing.

Police have launched a search operation. The missing youths were identified as Samuel Raju (19), an auto-driver, Lokesh (20), a painter and Vijay Kumar (20), a mechanic.

Inspector Ch Dhanunjaya Naidu said the search operation is on.