Mumbai: Two drown off Juhu beach, others rescued

Two students, drowned off Juhu beach on Tuesday afternoon while they ventured into the sea

A group of four teenagers had ventured into the sea on Tuesday afternoon. The fire department received information at 3.55 pm that Aman Singh (21), Kaustubh Ganesh Gupta (18) and Pratham Ganesh Gupta (16) went missing while swimming in the sea.

Initially it was reported that three boys were feared drowned, but according to an update by the fire department on Wednesday a fourth teenager was also rescued. 

While two boys were declared brought dead, two others were rescued and sent to Cooper Hospital. 

The deceased have been identified as Kaustubh Gupta (18) and Paresh Gupta (16). 

The two teenagers who were rescued by lifeguards were identified as Abhishek Sharma (18) and Aman Singh (21). 

According an update from the fire department, the incident took place behind JW Marriott hotel in suburban Santacruz.

(With inputs from PTI)

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