Bhubaneswar, Nov 9 (PTI) Two tourists from Rajasthan drowned while bathing in the sea at Odisha’s Puri beach on Monday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Chutra Ram (23) and Padma Ram (22), residents of Rajasthan’s Barmer district, they said.
The incident occurred when they were bathing in the sea in front of a hotel, and got caught in a strong ocean current, a police officer said.
The body of Padma Ram was fished out of the seawater, while Chutra Ram was taken to the Puri District Headquarters Hospital, where doctors declared him dead, the officer said.
Family members of the deceased have been informed, he added. PTI BBM RBT
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