Mangaluru  : The Coastal Security Police personnel rescued a young woman from drowning at Someshwara beach on January 12, Tuesday.

The woman has been identified as Keerthi (23). She hails from Bommasandra and had come on a trip along with her friends Kriya and Jayashree by a cab.

It is learnt a huge tidal wave literally dragged Keerthi away and she was about to drown when the Coastal Security personnel Ashok Someshwar, Shivaprasad, Antony and Kiran rushed to her rescue and succeeded in their efforts.