4 boys take selfie in sea, swept away soon after

Mumbai, Aug 13: Four teenagers, who had gone on a picnic with three others to Rajodi beach at Virar on Thursday, were feared drowned in the sea.

The boys — Sunil Palav (15), Rohan Jadhav (17), Sachin Vishwakarma (16) and Chetan Kalap (19) — were swept away, said fire brigade officials. All four reside in Nalasopara and are school or college students.

A few local residents said that the boys had been warned from entering into the water around 1.30pm. Frolicking in the water, they inched towards the deep, said the residents.

Their friends — Sachin Malekar (16), Naman Mishra (15) and Ankit Sharma (15) — who were also in the water but closer to the shore shouted for help on seeing their friends being swept away. The boys had taken a selife a little before they went missing.

A case of missing persons has been registered at Arnala coastal police station. The police said that the four missing boys had gone to the beach without informing their parents.

Too engrossed in frolicking in the water, the four inched towards the deep. They were standing, holding hands, when a huge wave swept them away. The four had taken a selfie a little before they were swept away