Puri: A tourist from Jharkhand went missing at the Blue Flag Beach in Puri while he and his family members were bathing in the sea Tuesday.
The incident was reported after a long gap as tourists had stopped visiting Puri beach due to COVID-19 pandemic.
The missing tourist has been identified as Tanishk Binay, son of Vinay Ray, a native from Jharkhand.
According to a source, Vinay and his family had come to Puri on a vacation. They were enjoying their time bathing near Digabareni Square at the Blue Flag Beach when Tanishk got dragged into the sea by a strong wave and likely drowned.
A fire personnel team on being informed reached the spot and launched an operation to trace him out.
Notably, this is the first incident of a tourist going missing in the sea since the 870-metre long Golden Beach from Digabareni Square to Mayfair Hotel here was accorded Blue Flag Beach status October 11.
A whopping Rs 11,00,00,000 was spent to equip the beach with eco-friendly and tourist-friendly amenities including safe bathing zone, watchtowers, toilets, pedestrian tracks etc. A certain amount is being collected from tourists who wish to spend some hours at the Golden Beach.
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