Bengaluru, Nov. 2 -- Three employees of a Bengaluru-based IT company died after a sudden massive wave swept away five members of their group while they were swimming in the sea at Gokarna in Uttara Kannada district, police said on Monday.
The victims were part of a 16-member team from Aloria Ecospace, a company based in Bellandur, Bengaluru, who had travelled to Gokarna for a weekend outing. The group was staying at Koje Resort on Dubbansashi Beach when the incident occurred.
Five employees who had entered the sea were caught in a powerful wave and dragged into deeper waters. Resort lifeguards and local fishermen immediately launched a rescue operation and managed to bring the victims ashore.
However, two of them could not be saved. Shob...