Five house surgeons of a private medical college in Tiruchi, drowned off Lemur Beach in Kanniyakumari district on Monday, May 6, 2024, after a giant wave washed them away into the sea.
Police said a team of 12 house surgeons from the college had come to Nagercoil to attend the wedding of the elder brother of one of them. After attending the wedding on Sunday, May 5, they went to Lemur Beach, which falls under the Rajakkalmangalam police station limits. Following their beach visit, they were due to leave for Tiruchi.
Since the sea was unusually rough on Monday, seven of them were standing at the shoreline, while the others were sitting a little distance away from the sea. When a giant wave swept those standing by the sea away, the other panicked students raised an alarm and called for help.
