India, Aug. 3 -- The body of a 20-year-old man who drowned off Juhu's Silver Beach on Friday was recovered after 14 hours by local fishermen, ending the day-long search operation on a grim note.

Local fishermen and the Juhu Police found the body of Vighnesh Murgesh Devendram at 10:30 p.m., about 200 metres away from the spot where he had gone missing during the day.

He was pronounced dead on arrival at Cooper Hospital, where he was taken soon after the rescue, civic officials said.

The accident occurred around 8:30 am on August 1, when Vighnesh and his friend, 22-year-old Rajkumar Govind Subba, ventured into the waters off the Godrej Gate section of Silver Beach. The pair soon started fighting the currents.

While Vighnesh was swept aw...