Three drown in sea in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra; four missing

Three vacationers drowned in sea off Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra on Friday (October 3, 2025) night. 4 are lacking. The victims hail from two households.

A 17-year outdated woman was rescued and is present process therapy. Three our bodies had been recovered, the police stated. As a consequence of tough seas, the search operation was stopped at night time.

“The incident occurred round 4 p.m. off the Shiroda Velagar seaside. Eight individuals entered the water. They included youngsters, men and women. They began drowning. Certainly one of them was rescued. We might recuperate three our bodies. 4 are nonetheless lacking,” Mohan Dahikar, Superintendent of Police, Sidhudurg, advised The Hindu.

Six individuals belonged to the Kittur household from Belgavi in Karnataka, whereas two individuals had been from the Maniar household in Maharashtra’s Kudal.

The police stated they had been enjoying within the sea by holding arms, when an enormous wave swept them away. The group from the Kittur household comprised Irfan Mohammad Isaq Kittur, 36; Iqwan Imran Kittur, 15; Fareen Irfan Kittur, 34; Ibad Irfan Kittur, 13; Namira Aftab Akhtar, 16; and Isra Imran Kittur. The Maniar members of the family had been Farhan Mohammad Maniar, 25; and Zakir Nisar Maniar, 13.

Isra Imran Kittur was rescued. She is being handled on the Shiroda sub-district hospital.

The police stated the search operation will resume on Saturday morning.