Authorities in Mumbai on Tuesday said that the rescuers have found the bodies of two of the four boys who went missing in the sea off Mumbai's Juhu Koliwada. This was said earlier in the morning. However, the latest inputs say that a third body has been found in the area. All pictures: Shahdab Khan
Updated On: 2023-06-13 01:51 PM IST
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According to news agency PTI, the two were part of a group of five friends, aged between 12 and 16 years, who ventured into the sea, about half a kilometre from the shore, around 5.30 pm on Monday but could not return.
Earlier, an official said two of the four missing boys were found on Tuesday. They were sent to the civic-run Cooper Hospital where doctors declared them brought dead.
Earlier, the Fire Brigade suspended the search operation due to darkness and bad weather around 11 pm on Monday. Before that, a Navy chopper was pressed into service at 8.20 pm.
Authorities have already warned people and fishermen against venturing into the sea because of the rough conditions ahead of the landfall of cyclone 'Biparjoy' on the Gujarat coast on June 15.
On April 23, in a separate incident, a 12-year-old boy allegedly drowned in the Mahim area, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had said. The civic body, in a statement, said that the drowning incident was reported to the BMC following which the rescue teams including the Mumbai Fire Brigade were immediately rushed to the spot and a rescue operation was launched at the site.
