Drowning off Sindhudurg coast: five bodies recovered, two missing

Mumbai, Oct 4 (PTI) Police in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district have so far recovered five bodies among the seven who were swept away in the sea off Velaghar beach on Friday, an official said.

The search for the two missing persons -- Irfan Kittur (36) and Zakir Maniar (13) -- is going on, he said.

A 16-year-old girl was rescued by the search teams, the official said.

The incident occurred around 4 pm on Friday at the Shiroda-Velaghar beach, located more than 490 km from Mumbai.

The victims belonged to two families, one from Kudal (in Sindhudurg district) and another from Belagavi in Karnataka. PTI DC KRK