As many as five boys, aged between 12 and 16, were drowned at Marve Creek in Mumbai's Malad (west) on Sunday morning, said officials s. Two boys were rescued from drowning whereas, searches are underway to find other three missing boys.
The two boys, identified as Krushna Jitendra Harijan (16) and Ankush Bharat Shivare (13), were rescued by people before the arrival of fire brigade officials. The missing boys have been identified as Subham Rajkumar Jaiswal (12), Nikhil Sajid Kayamkur (13) and Ajay Jitendra Harijan (12).
The incident took place around 9:38 am today (July 16). The search operation is underway using a boat to find those missing. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's Mumbai Fire Brigade, police, Coast Guard, navy divers, 108 Ambulance and ward staff have been mobilised for the rescue operation, the officials added.