Daijiworld Media Network – Mumbai (RJP)

Mumbai, Jun 4: Five people of a group holidaying in Ratnagiri drowned off a beach on Sunday, June 2. All the five deceased, including 4 from a family, belonged to the Borivali’s IC colony in Mumbai.

A total of seven people had gone to the beach, but two of them did not venture into the sea.

The group had gone to Konkan region of Maharashtra two days ago and was at the rocky Aare-Ware beach on Sunday evening.

Kenneth Masters (56), Monica Bento D’souza (44), Sanomi Bento D’souza (22), Rechar Bento D’souza (19) and Mathew Bento D’souza (18) are the deceased.

The two survivors have been identified as Leena Kenneth Masters (52) and Rita D’souza (70).

The D’Souzas and the Masters were family friends.

The group had gone to Devrukh in Ratnagiri and made a halt at Aare-Ware beach on their way to Ganpatipule on Sunday.

According to the local police, the group ventured into the treacherous sea even when it was cloudy with heavy thundering. The entire area has witnessed spells of rains since Saturday.

Police said that the five were trapped in a whirlpool that was formed at the intersection of the sea and creek along the beach. The abnormal phenomenon even forced the rescue teams deployed here to stay away from venturing in to the sea for some time. Finally the bodies were washed ashore by the water current.