A 22-year-old Zimbabwean student drowned after being swept away by strong waves at NTR Beach near Vakalapudi on Sunday.
According to Thimmapuram sub-inspector Y. Ganesh Kumar, Fanele Ncube Goodwill was among six students from a private degree college in Kakinada who visited the beach. While bathing in the sea, he was pulled away by the waves.
On hearing cries for help from tourists who witnessed the incident, police launched a search operation using a speedboat and brought the student ashore. However, he could not be saved.
Fanele was pursuing his second-year B.Com (Computers) course at a private college. Thimmapuram police registered a case and are investigating.
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