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2 teens feared drowned in sea off Marina
Two boys aged 10 and 8 are feared drowned off Marina beach, as they remained untraced after going missing while swimming the sea.
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The police said James (10) of Otteri and Sai Kumar (8) of Kodambakkam were school dropouts and were working as delivery boys of water cans. On Sunday evening, the duo along with six other boys visited Marina beach and were swimming in the sea behind the Labour statue.
James and Sai Kumar were sucked in by a giant wave. After the other boys alerted the police patrol team, a rescue operation was launched with the help of fishermen. However, they could not be traced until Monday evening.
The Marina police who have registered a case suspect that the duo could have drowned. However, as their bodies did not wash ashore, the search operation has not been abandoned yet.
The Indian Coast Guard has also been roped in to trace the missing boys.
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