Two dead, two missing as excursion turns tragic in Nagavali river in Srikakulam

Srikakulam: Two people died and two others remain missing after four members of a group of private employees went missing while bathing in the Nagavali river near PG Peta in Srikakulam district on Tuesday. Police have launched a search for the missing pair.

A group of 25 private employees had come to the spot on Tuesday for an excursion. Four of them went missing in an accident after they entered the water to bathe at the point where the Nagavali river meets the sea. Police rushed to the site on receiving information and began search operations.

Victims hail from Vizianagaram and Manyam districts

Maheswari and Pavani, both from Ramabhadrapuram in Vizianagaram district, died in the incident. Their deaths have cast a pall of gloom over what began as a group outing.

Vikram of Veeraghattam village in Manyam district and Madhavi of Ramabhadrapuram remain untraced. Police are continuing their search for the two near the confluence of the river and the sea.