Search under way for two missing boys off Tharuvaikulam coast
Two 16-year-old boys went missing in the sea off Tharuvaikulam coast near Thoothukudi on Sunday.They were identified as X. Manoj Kumar, both residents of Tharuvaikulam.According to police sources, the two boys along with five of their friends ventured into the sea in a fibre boat on Sunday afternoon. They then alerted the local fishermen about the four boys who had jumped into the sea.
- ▪Two 16-year-old boys went missing in the sea off Tharuvaikulam coast near Thoothukudi on Sunday.They were identified as X.
- ▪Manoj Kumar, both residents of Tharuvaikulam.According to police sources, the two boys along with five of their friends ventured into the sea in a fibre boat on Sunday afternoon.
- ▪They then alerted the local fishermen about the four boys who had jumped into the sea.
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Two 16-year-old boys went missing in the sea off Tharuvaikulam coast near Thoothukudi on Sunday.They were identified as X. Joshua and M. Manoj Kumar, both residents of Tharuvaikulam.According to police sources, the two boys along with five of their friends ventured into the sea in a fibre boat on Sunday afternoon. The other boys were identified as A. Periya Raja, 17, A. Raswin, 16, S. Solomon Nithish, 15, A. Vincent, 16, and A. Rainar, 16, all residents of Tharuvaikulam. After travelling about a few hundred metres from the shore, the boat suddenly started to to drift with the wind.Barring Solomon Nithish, Rainar and Vincent, the remaining boys jumped into the sea believing they could swim back to the shore.Meanwhile, Solomon Nithish contacted his father over the phone, following which he…
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