Two More Bengal Tourists Drown at Puri Beach Near Swargadwar

Puri: Two tourists from West Bengal drowned while taking a bath in the water on Thursday in yet another accident at the same Sector 13 in Puri, close to Swargadwar.

Arindam Das has been named as one of the deceased, however, the second deceased individual is yet to be identified. It is understood that both of the deceased were residents of  West Bengal’s Hooghly area.

Das was bathing in the sea at Sector 13 near Swargadwar with some other visitors from his area when he and another person were carried away by a powerful wave, reports suggest. The lifeguards started a rescue operation right away but in vain. After hours of searches, they later fished out their remains.

Two other West Bengal visitors perished earlier on May 3, at the same Sector 13 beachfront, close to Swargadwar.

Ranjan Das and his son, who lived in the Howrah area were named as the deceased. Ranjan, his son, and three other people were taking a saltwater bath when a powerful tide came in and carried away three of them. One of them was saved by the lifeguards, but the father and son pair could not be saved.

Their bodies later washed up on the coast. Their bodies were quickly fished out and rushed to the Puri district headquarters hospital (DHH) where they were declared brought dead by the doctors.