Mumbai: Two drown in Ulhas river in Thane

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Two persons drowned while swimming in Ulhas river in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Friday.

The victims Nilesh Gaikwad (30) and Datta Nazarkar (46) had gone for a swim in the river on Thursday morning and drowned in the process, an official said.

The bodies were found on the banks of the river near a dam, he said.

A case of accidental death has been registered and the bodies were sent to a government hospital for post-mortem, he added.

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