Two boys drown in water-filled quarry in Palghar

Two children reportedly drowned in a waterfilled quarry in Vasai area of Maharashtras Palghar district police said on Friday reported the PTIAccording to the PTI the boys were identified as Naseem Chowdhary 13 and Sopan Chouhan 14 The two had ventured into the quarry in the Navjeevan locality for a swim on Thursday afternoon an official from the MBVV police saidThe family members of the children who were alerted later rushed to the spot pulled out the boys and took them to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared them dead he saidThe duo were residents of Dhanivbaug he said adding that a case of accidental death has been registeredWoman drowns in waterfall in Maharashtras Raigad districtMeanwhile a 22yearold woman on an outing with her family members drowned in a waterfall in Maharashtras Raigad district during heavy rains a police official said on Thursday reported the PTIKshirsagar lost her life in the Zenith waterfall in the Khopoli area about 70 km from Mumbai on WednesdayAccording to the PTI the woman and her kin residents of Khopoli had gone to the waterfall for a picnic While they were in the plunge pool at the base of the waterfall the flow of water suddenly increased due to heavy downpoursKshirsagar lost her balance and got swept away Four of her family members managed to save themselves by holding one anothers hands the police official saidThe police later recovered her body from near a bridge downstream the official added the news agency reported on ThursdayIn an another incident a 45yearold woman drowned in a nullah overflowing due to heavy rains in suburban Andheri on Wednesday police said reported the PTIThe incident occurred at around 920 pm near gate no 8 of MIDC Andheri East they said The victim was identified as Vimal Anil GaikwadLocal police and the fire brigade were alerted and they took the woman to the Cooper Hospital where she was declared brought dead they saidAccording to the PTI the Mumbai civic body on Thursday announced a highlevel probe into the death of a 45yearold woman after falling in a storm water drain here after heavy rainsThe incident occurred at 920 pm on Wednesday near gate no 8 of MIDC Andheri East police earlier saidThe victim was identified as Vimal Anil GaikwadLocal police and the fire brigade were alerted and they took the woman to the Cooper Hospital where she was declared brought dead the police saidIn a release issued on Thursday the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said a threemember committee headed by deputy municipal commissioner zone 3 Devidas Kshirsagar will submit its report on the incident within three daysMumbai fire brigade chief Ravindra Ambulgekar and chief engineer vigilance Avinash Tambewagh are the other two members of the committeewith PTI inputs