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College student drowns off Marina beach, 2 feared dead

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Press Trust of India Chennai

A student of a private engineering college died and two others were feared dead after

they drowned off the Marina beach here Sunday, police said

Dinesh Kumar died when he was being taken to a hospital, while the other two -- Jayakeerthi Verma and Bharadwaj -- who are missing, are feared dead, a police officer said.

"The engineering college students seem to have ventured into the water at around 2 pm Sunday. While Kumar was quickly rescued by police, two others went missing," the officer said.

Police, along with local fishermen, are involved in efforts to find the two, he said.

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First Published: Dec 09 2018 | 8:45 PM IST

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