Chennai: A student of a private engineering college died and two others were feared dead after they drowned off the Marina beach here Sunday.
Police said Dinesh Kumar died when he was being taken to a hospital, while the other two – Jayakeerthi Verma and Bharadwaj – who are missing, are feared dead, a police officer said.
“The engineering college students seem to have ventured into the water at around 2 pm Sunday. While Kumar was quickly rescued by police, two others went missing,” the officer said.
Police, along with local fishermen, are involved in efforts to find the two, he said.