An 18-year-old college student from Karnataka went missing after trying to take a selfie while bathing in the sea off Dhanushkodi near here on Sunday, police said.
The student identified as Barjwel strayed deep into the sea and was sucked in by a giant wave, they said.
The victim studying in a private college in Karnataka had come on a tour to Tamil Nadu along with several other students, they said.
Despite warning, some students including Barjwel bathed in the sea, police said.
The boy went into deep waters when a giant wave struck and sucked him into the sea, they added,
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