Surat: Five youngsters from Surat city drowned in the Arabian Sea near Ubhrat town of Navsari district, some 25km from the city, in two separate accidents reported on the Independence Day.One person was saved by Navsari fire brigade team.Navsari district administration said on Wednesday that all five bodies were recovered by different search and rescue teams.Suraj Verma and his brother Neeraj, residents of Devi Krupa Society in Katargam, had gone to Ubhrat with their friend Pinku Verma. The trio went deep in the sea and started drowning. They shouted for help but no one dared to venture into the sea to save them. Before the fire brigade teams of Jalapore and Navsari could arrive, they had drowned.While bodies of Suraj and Pinku were recovered near Danti sea shore, some 10km from the spot, Neeraj's body was found near Ubhrat.In the second accident, Mahesh Rajput, Rajkumar Rajput and Ompal Singh of Somnath Society in Varachha, drowned when they also went deeper into the sea.The fire brigade team present there managed to save Ompal Singh while bodies of Mahesh and Rajkumar were found near Danti on Wednesday.Navsari collector Ravi Arora said, "Looking at the increase in the number of drowning accidents, we have decided to double the number of home guards on the beach. We will start a public announcement system to warn people on the shore. We will double the breath analyzer equipment as many people go there drunk and risk their lives by going into deep sea."At present, there are eight home guard jawans and about six to seven breath analyzers at the beach.In last four years, the tourist flow to Ubhrat during the holidays have almost doubled. Around 6,000 people visit the beach on the public holidays.

Stay updated with all the Latest Surat headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.