3, including Mumbai cop on leave, drown in Valdevi dam

Nashik: Three people, from a group of 4 picnickers, drowned in the Valdevi dam water on Saturday afternoon. One of the deceased was a constable in Mumbai police, who had come home on leave.

The deceased have been identified as Mangesh Bagul (33), a resident of Pathardi Phata, Vaibhav Pawar(26), a resident of Uttam Nagar Cidco and Mangesh Lalge (33), a resident of Pawan Nagar. Bagul was a constable in Mumbai Police. The survivor is Ganesh Jadhav, a 32-year-old marketing firm employee.

The dam falls within the jurisdiction of Wadivarhe police. Inspector Vishwajeet Jadhav said the four individuals had gone to the dam for a picnic.

None of them knew how to swim and, therefore, initially, stayed close to the edge of the waterbody, said the survivor. However, one of the three soon ventured deeper into the water and started drowning. The other two men tried to help, but also started drowning. Ganesh Jadhav, who had stayed on the banks, shouted for help and people from the neighbourhood rushed to the rescue. But it was too late, said the police.

The bodies have been taken to the civil hospital for post-mortem, the police added.


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