Rajkot:
In a tragic incident, three members of a family drowned in the sea near Bhavnagar while performing rituals on Sunday afternoon. According to police, the incident occurred at Nishkalank temple at Koliyak village of Ghogha taluka of Bhavnagar district.
The family from Bavla town of Ahmedabad district had come there to perform rituals of their deceased kin at the sea, said cops.
During immersion of ashes, Labhubhai Naik, his son Jayesh (13) and daughter Saroj (17) went deep into the sea to take bath and drowned in the rising water. Labhubhai’s wife who was present at the shore cried for help and despite nearby people trying to save them all efforts went in vain.
The bodies of the three persons were fished out on Sunday and sent for post mortem.