Mangaluru:  Coastal security force personnel on Tuesday rescued a young woman from drowning at the Someshwar beach here, police sources said.

The 23-year-old woman was part of a three-member group who came here by cab from Bengaluru on a leisure trip. Sources said the three women were playing in the sea when a huge wave dragged the woman away.

Four Security personnel at the beach immediately rushed to her rescue and brought her back to the shore, they said.