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Four women who went for a bath astatine a formation successful Mettukuppam adjacent Ennore drowned connected Friday aft being swept distant by beardown waves. Later, their bodies washed ashore astatine the aforesaid place.
The victims person been identified arsenic Devaki Selvam, 28; Bhavani, 19; Shalini, 17; and Gayathri, 18 — 1 of them was from the rehabilitation campy for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees astatine Elavur adjacent Gummidipoondi. The others were from the adjacent area. Shalini was a assemblage pupil and the different 3 were moving astatine a textile shop.
Police sources said they had visited a secluded spot connected the beach, and erstwhile Shalini stepped into the water, she was pulled successful by a beardown wave. The different 3 were swept distant erstwhile they stepped successful to rescue her.
“As it was a secluded place, nary 1 was determination successful the vicinity to rescue them,” a constabulary serviceman said. Sometime later, the bodies were washed ashore. The constabulary sent them for a post-mortem.
