Karwar : Two youths have drowned in Murdeshwar beach after being swept away by strong waves on August 14, Sunday morning.

Reportedly, a group of 11 from Bangalore reached Murdeshwar at 6.30 am, and by 6.45 they went into the sea even after being warned by the beach guards.

After an hour three of them were surrounded by huge wave, and one named Tarshol Kumar Murti(27) was rescued by the others. While other two, Manjunath (24) and Kitty (22) drwaned and could not be traced.

Police sub-inspector Vasanth Achar arrived at the spot. The Search operations for the missing people are on.