Two college students drown in sea near Ennore
Electrical and Electronics Engineering student from Avadi, the Ennore police said.According to the police, the victims were part of a group of five friends from a private engineering college in Soorapattu, Tiruvallur district, who had gone to the beach to swim and shoot videos for social media. The group also comprised Pavithra (18), a second-year B.Tech IT student, Shivani (19), a third-year B.Tech IT student, and Tharun (21), a B.Sc. graduate.While they were in the sea, Akash and Keerthika were dragged away by strong currents. Fishermen rescued Keerthika and took her to a nearby hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival.Personnel from the Fire and Rescue Services, with the assistance of local fishermen, launched a search for Akash.
- ▪Electrical and Electronics Engineering student from Avadi, the Ennore police said.According to the police, the victims were part of a group of five friends from a private engineering college in Soorapattu, Tiruvallur district, who had gone
- ▪The group also comprised Pavithra (18), a second-year B.Tech IT student, Shivani (19), a third-year B.Tech IT student, and Tharun (21), a B.Sc. graduate.While they were in the sea, Akash and Keerthika were dragged away by strong currents.
- ▪Fishermen rescued Keerthika and took her to a nearby hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival.Personnel from the Fire and Rescue Services, with the assistance of local fishermen, launched a search for Akash.
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A leisure trip to the beach ended in tragedy after two students of a private engineering college drowned while swimming off Bharathiyar Beach in Ennore on Saturday (July 25, 2026) morning.The deceased were identified as Keerthika (19), a third-year B.Tech Information Technology student from Puducherry, and Akash (20), a second-year B.E. Electrical and Electronics Engineering student from Avadi, the Ennore police said.According to the police, the victims were part of a group of five friends from a private engineering college in Soorapattu, Tiruvallur district, who had gone to the beach to swim and shoot videos for social media. The group also comprised Pavithra (18), a second-year B.Tech IT student, Shivani (19), a third-year B.Tech IT student, and Tharun (21), a B.Sc.
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