One tourist from Madhya Pradesh drowned, while two were rescued by locals and a foreign tourist at Candolim beach in north Goa on Wednesday.
Police Inspector, Calangute, Sitaram Malik said that a group of eight persons of the Acharya family from Bhopal, had arrived on Tuesday.
Early on Wendesday, three of them ventured into the sea for a swim. Suddenly, Navin Acharya (26) got dragged into the sea. A foreigner strolling on the beach spotted him and with a rescue board on the shore, brought the victim to the shore with the help of a lifeguard. The patrol jeep shifted the victim to the Candolim primary health centre where Navin was declared dead. However, Ankit and Abhinav Acharya were rescued, the police said.
Mr. Malik said that after conducting the panchanama, the body was handed over to the family members who left for Bhopal on Wednesday.
