Chennai, Jan. 27 -- Three teenge students were drowned while bathing in thesea at Maappillaiyurani village in the south coastal Thoothukudi district of TamilNadu, even as Chief Minister M K Stalin opn Tuesday condoled their deaths andannounced a solatium of Rs three lakh each to their families.
Police sources said being a holiday yesterday due to Republic Day, the studentsThirumani (13), Naren Sri Karthik (12) and Mugendran (12) came to the SiluvaipattiMottai Gopuram sea front and entered the waters for a bath.
However, the trio were washed away by giant tidal waves and met with a watery graveat around 1630 hrs last evening.
Acting on information, police and fire service personnel launched search operations.
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