Puri, Jan. 31 -- Two members of a tourist family from Jharkhand drowned while bathing in the sea near Chakratirth Beach in Puri on Saturday. According to reports, the Gupta family from Ranchi was staying at a hotel in the Chakratirth area and had gone to the beach for a sea bath.
During the bathing, a sudden strong wave swept an elderly woman, identified as Kusum Gupta, into deep waters. Seeing her in distress, her son Ankit Gupta rushed into the sea in an attempt to rescue her. Unfortunately, both were caught in a powerful current and drowned.
Hearing the family's cries for help, local fishermen and private lifeguards rushed to the spot and managed to pull the two out of the water. They were immediately taken to the District Headquarters...