Indian girl drowns at Adelaide beach

Rescuers have found a body of a 15-year-old girl at Adelaide beach.

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Source: ABC Australia

A massive search effort via air and sea was put on by rescue crews for almost thirteen hours after a 15-year-old girl was swept to sea. reported that the girl got into trouble in the waters of Glenelg beach around 6 pm yesterday along with four other girls who were with her. While the other four girls were rescued, this young girl could not be found.

This morning, police divers resumed their search in the waters again looking for the 15-year-old girl when they discovered her body.

It is believed that the Indian teenager was in Adelaide, South Australia, to compete in the Pacific School Games as part of a football team. She was due to fly back home to India tomorrow.

Two 17-year-old girls are in Flinders Medical Centre, one in critical condition and the other in stable condition.

Another 17-year-old has been admitted in the Royal Adelaide Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

And a 12-year-old girl is in Women’s and Children Hospital in a stable condition.
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Published 11 December 2017 9:31am
Updated 11 December 2017 6:03pm
By Preeti K McCarthy

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