Officials said seven people were found drowning in the sea, three of whom were rescued by local police and coast guard.

According to the information, 40-year-old Gopal Rajput, resident of Bhilwara, Rajasthan, used to run a shop in Navsari district. His elder son Yuvraj, 20, lived with his grandmother and uncle in Bhilwara, while his younger son Deshraj, 18, lived with them.

Yuvraj recently appeared for his Class 12 exams and then came to Gujarat with other family members, including 17-year-old cousin Durga, to spend the holidays with his father.

On Sunday, Rajput, along with his wife Sushila, 35, their two sons and niece had gone on a picnic at Navsari's Dandi Beach. His wife, son and niece, along with three others, were washed away in the high tide in the afternoon. While Coast Guard rescued three men, his wife, both sons and niece drowned.

Tarachand Mewada of Asind (Bhilwara) said, "At 6 pm on Sunday we received information from Navsari police that four people have gone missing after going into the sea. They are residents of Lachhuda and Dudhiya. Their bodies have not been found yet." " Sunday night. A rescue operation was launched in Monda in the morning and the bodies of all four were recovered by afternoon.