CHENNAI: Two persons were feared drowned in the sea off Neelankarai on Saturday in separate incidents. The missing persons were identified as S Prakash and S Sakthivel.

Prakash was a cab driver in a TV news channel.

On Saturday, he went for a dip in the sea with his friends in Neelankarai when he got washed away.

In another incident, Sakthivel of Perungudi, a load man at a vegetable shop, came to Palavakkam beach with his friends and got washed away.

His friends tried to save him but they could not.

A case was registered by the Neelankarai police.