Two college students from Goregaon, who had gone to Chinchoti Waterfall in Naigaon for a picnic with a group of friends, drowned while swimming on Monday; four others were rescued. The deceased have been identified as Prem Pralhad Shahjarao, 22, and Sushil Bharat Dhabale, 24. Both were residents of Ashok Nagar in Goregaon East.

The four rescued have been identified as Amit Ravindra Yadav, 19; Vilas Kadam, 19; Subhash Sabodh Sarkar, 19; and Pawan Ashok Pandey, 19. All are residents of Goregaon. A police officer said, “Constable Mahesh Bodke from the local police station rushed to the spot following the incident and informed the fire department. Upon reaching the site after trekking for nearly two hours, officials found that six young men, all students from Goregaon, had entered the waterfall between 9 am and 11 am.”