Tourist drowned in Goa beach, dead body's found

A tourist hailing from Madhya Pradesh drowned in Calangute beach in north Goa and his body was found Friday morning, police said.

Indore-resident Vishwas Naik (19) was part of a group of eight people who had ventured into the sea off the Calangute coast Thursday evening, said Inspector Jivba Dalvi.

"Three of the group got caught in the sea current at around 6:30 pm yesterday. While two of them managed to swim to the shore, Naik drowned. His body was found at Baga beach this morning," Dalvi said.