Bodies of two students recovered from Colva beach

Panaji, Jan 2 (UNI) The police today fished out two bodies, that of a male and a female, who drowned in the sea at the Colva beach in South Goa.

Police said the bodies of the deceased, identified as Zajamo (22) and Ajungla (23) respectively, were recovered this evening.

The search operation by the Coast Guard personnel for rescueing the third missing boy, Vilasieto (21), was still on.

Both the bodies have been sent to the Goa Medical College (GMC) for post-mortem, police said.

A 54-member group, comprising 49 students and 5 professors, of the Nagaland Agricultural University had arrived in Goa to take part in the New Year festivities.

Last evening, the group went to Colva beach, where some students ventured into the sea. A sudden strong undercurrent drowned three of them, police added.

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