Overview
- Eight family members entered the water around 4 p.m. off Shiroda-Velaghar beach in Sindhudurg, where a large wave and sudden depth pulled them under.
- Police and local disaster teams recovered three bodies and continued looking for four relatives after rescuing a teenage girl who is receiving treatment.
- The deceased were identified as Fareen Irfan Kittur, 34; Ibad Irfan Kittur, 13; and Nameera Aftab Akhtar, 16.
- Those unaccounted for were named as Ifran Mohammad Kittur, 36; Ikwan Imran Kittur, 15; Farhan Maniyar, 25; and Zakir Nisar Maniyar, 13.
- Six members of the group were visiting from Belagavi in Karnataka and two were from Kudal in Sindhudurg, according to police.