Tragedy strikes Mandarmani beach - three IT professionals swept away

Tragedy struck holidaymakers on Mandarmani beach as three IT professionals employed in an IT major in Calcutta were swept away by the sea just when low tide had set in. The incident happened in a risk-prone time for venturing into the water.
A fourth person was rescued by some residents who jumped into the sea.
This has been reported in telegraphinbdia.com dated 18 September 2016.

All the three were residents of Kolkata and were part of a group of 10 to 12 who had reached the popular beachfront in the afternoon. They were apparently pulled away by the water that receded minutes after low tide set in at around 2.30pm.
A police officer explained that when the water recedes in the initial minutes after the low tide sets in, the force remains high and the receding waters sucked the three men into the sea. Swimmers usually experience stronger tugs away from the beach during low tide when the water drains away from the coastline than during high tide when the water moves over land.


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