Thane: Two boys drowned in a water-filled quarry at Bhopar village in Dombivali on Sunday, after they went in for a swim, the Manpada police said.
Regional disaster management cell (RDMC) Thane chief Avinash Sawant said, “We received a call about the incident around 1.30 pm. Our team reached the spot along with Manpada police officials and fire Brigade personnel. We fished out the bodies and handed them over to the Manpada police.”
Senior police inspector Shekhar Bagade of Manpada police station said, “Six boys went to the quarry at Bhopar village in Dombivali for a swim. However, they did not know to swim. Two of them drowned as the others shouted for help.”
Bagade further added, “The two who drowned were identified as Ayush Kedare, 13, and Ayush Gupta, 14, both residents of Ahire village. Their bodies were sent for a post mortem examination to a government hospital and a case of accidental death has been registered in this regard.
