KOLLAM: Police have found the bodies of couple who had gone missing in sea at Kollam beach. The bodies were found at Port Kollam and Vadi between 4:45 and 5:15 morning on Tuesday.

The bodies were found when the search operation was resumed by the local police and coastal police early morning. It was woman’s body that was found first and the man’s body was found not far away from it.

The dead have been identified as Kottiyam Parakulam Kalluvila resident Sunil (23) and his wife Shanthini (19). They had gone missing Sunday night at around 7:30 pm.

Sunil was the son of the late Gopalan and Indira. Shanthini’s native place is Kottiyam Pullankuzhi. They had arrived at the place along with their relatives on Monday. The woman went to sea to drench his feet when she skid and fell down. Soon her husband ran towards the spot to rescue her but both got stranded in the waves and went missing within minutes.

After inquest, their bodies were shifted to Kollam district hospital mortuary for post-mortem.