Coast Guard Eastern region today retrieved a body of a boy who was missing since yesterday after he along with two of his friends were swept into the sea by strong waves when they were bathing near Thiruvottiyur.
Coast Guard helicopter "Helo" located the body of the 13-year-old boy and it was later handed over to local police, an official release said.
Tamil Nadu Coastal Security police informed the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre about the missing of the boy who was believed to have drowned along with his friends yesterday.
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Along with Coast Guard ships, the helicopter was also engaged in the search operations.
Four boys went for a swim in the Tiruvottiyur sea yesterday. All of them were swept into the sea by the strong waves. However, local fishermen managed to rescue one of them.
