Drowned pals ‘able swimmers’

FIVE friends who drowned on a beach trip were able swimmers, an inquest heard.

Nitharsan Ravi, 22, Inthushan Sriskantharasa, 23, Gurushanth Srithavarajah, 27, and brothers Kenugen, 18, and Kobikanthan Saththiyanathan, 22, all from London, were on a day trip to Camber Sands, East Sussex, last August.

Nitharsan’s father Nagaratnam told Hastings coroners court that he was a “competent swimmer”.

The inquest is due to last five days.