Chennai, February 23 The body of a 24-year-old man from Maharashtra, who was suspected of drowning along with his friend at sea, was found washed ashore at a private beach near Chennai on Monday, police said.
The incident occurred around 6 pm on February 21, when a group of friends went for a walk on a beach, located about 30 km from Chennai. The three from Maharashtra, who were interns at an IT services firm here, jumped into the sea for a swim and were swept away by strong waves.
While one of the three friends escaped unharmed, the body of Mayuri Chaudhari, 21, from the Bhandara district in Maharashtra, was later recovered. However, Jay Narendra Patil went missing, according to police officials.
Kanathur Police said they had requested assistance from the Neelangarai and Kelambakkam police to search the coastline within their jurisdiction for the missing person.
"We deployed three to four drones to scan the coast along this stretch of the East Coast Road. We were also receiving assistance from the coast guard," the official said.
On Monday morning, the police team patrolling the beaches in search of the missing person, found Patil's body at a private beach, the official added.
After the post-mortem, the body will be handed over to Patil's father, who is already here, the official said.