A 50-year-old man of Tiruvottiyur was washed away in the sea when he went to take bath on Wednesday morning. The Tiruvottiyur police, with the help of fishermen, have launched a search for him.
The police said Mohammed Ali Jinnah, a resident of Poongavanapuram 4th Street, went to the sea and was taking bath when a huge wave dragged him into the sea.
The police officer said three boys had drowned in the sea near Tiruvottiyur on Monday evening while they were taking bath to beat the summer heat.
The victims were identified as Harish 16, Srikanth 19, and Chandru 18. All of them belonged to Sadhanandhapuram locality.
