Nellore, Jan. 16 -- In a tragic accident, four teenage boys drowned in the sea at Isukapalli village of Alluru mandal of the district on Friday.

Police said that a group of teenagers went to the beach at Isukapalli village. Some of them entered the sea for a bath. A giant wave swept away four of them. The bodies of Eega Ammulu (14) and Eega Balakrishna (15) were fished out from the sea. A massive search was launched to retrieve the bodies of Abhisekh (16) and Gandalla Sudheer (15).

The marine police and officials are monitoring the operations at the sea. All the boys belonged to Yerragunta village and a pall of gloom descended on the village with the death of four boys on the Sankranthi festival day.

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