India, March 27 -- A youth went missing while bathing in the sea at Puri beach in Odisha today. He has been identified as 18-year-old Shubhendhu Pradhan from Jajpur district.Odisha tourism guide

The incident took place at the beach in front of a hotel in Puri, a popular tourist spot. As per preliminary information, Shubhendhu had gone for a morning bath along with his friends. The group was enjoying time in the water when suddenly strong waves and high tide conditions pulled Shubhendhu into deeper parts of the sea. Eyewitnesses said that the current was unusually strong, making it difficult for him to return to the shore. His friends immediately raised an alarm and made frantic attempts to locate him, but he could not be traced.

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