The river was in spate due to heavy rains since morning
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A 50-year-old man who jumped into a flooded Kammavari river in Bhiwandi in Thane district to rescue a youth drowned on Tuesday, police said. An official identified him as Sides Shaikh. "A 25-year-old man was in distress and Shaikh jumped in to rescue him.
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While the youth was saved, Shaikh drowned.
The river was in spate due to heavy rains since morning," the Nizampura police station official said.
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