One student drowned at the sea while three others went missing at Kalingapatnam beach on Sunday
A group of six students from a private junior college in Srikakulam went for a picnic to Kalingapatnam beach.
The deceased Anaparti Sudhir was among five who tried to take a dip in the sea. While three went missing, one student named Abdul Sheikh was rescued by the police.
The rescue operations are underway to locate three missing students - C Praveen Kumar Reddy, K Sanjay and Y Panda.
Gara Police station Sub Inspector Lavanya informed that marine police and STF teams have been deployed to conduct search operations.
"The search operation is underway. A case under section 174 of CrPC has been filed, she said.