Mumbai, May 26: Three persons drowned while swimming in the sea off the coast of Alibaug in Raigad district, about 112 kilometres from here, police said today.

The official said that the bodies of two of the three persons had been recovered while a search for the third was currently underway. The incident occurred yesterday night when a group of 10 persons, hailing from Koparkhairane in Navi Mumbai, were in Alibaug for a picnic, the official informed.

"The bodies of Fahad Siddiqui (20) and Ashish Mishra (21) were found near Revdanda shore in the morning today. Chaitanya Sule (20) is still missing," he said. The bodies of Siddiqui and Mishra were handed over to their families after post-mortem, the official said.