Last year, seven people from the same family drowned in the sea at Shiroda beach in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district, while they were out for a holiday. The deceased were from Belagavi and Dharwad districts. The victims include four people from Khanapur taluk’s Londa village, including Irfan Kittur (37), Farheen Kittur (34), Ibad Kittur (13), and Iqwan Kittur (15), and Namir Attar (16) from Alnavar in Dharwad district, while two who hailed from Maharashtra, Faran Maniyar (34) and Zakir Maniyar (13).