Four teenagers from Vyasarpadi drowned at Tiruvottiyur beach on Saturday morning.
The police identified the victims as G. Vijay, 15, and V. Shyam, Santosh, and V. Bhuvanesh, aged 17, all residents of Muthu Street in Vyasarpadi. When they went for a swim at the beach near Odai Kuppam in Tiruvottiyur, they were dragged into the sea by a strong wave. Hearing their pleas, a few fishermen tried to save them, but to no avail.
The Tiruvottiyur police, who have filed a case, retrieved the bodies along with Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Service personnel.
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