Three including a minor drown in Kim river during idol immersion

Surat: Three youths drowned in the Kim river near Mota Borsara village in Mangrol taluka of Surat district on Saturday evening during immersion of Ganesha idol. Fire brigade personnel fished out one body while search is on to find the remaining two missing youths.

According to sources, the three residents of Panchvati society in Kim village in Olpad taluka, namely Rishikesh Khonde (12), Rohit Khonde (18) and Rohit Thakore (26), came to Mota Borsara village for Ganesh idol immersion on Saturday evening.

“During the immersion process, Rishikesh slipped in the river and he started to drown. When his brother Rohit saw him drowning, he rushed to save but he too started drowning. After Thakore saw the two brothers drowning, he jumped in to save them but got drowned in the river too.

Local people who were present at the site informed the police and fire brigade personnel about the incident. Fire brigade personnel fished out Rohit’s body from the water,” sources said.

Rikshikesh and Rohit are natives of Maharashtra and had just returned from their home state on Sunday before they headed straight for the immersion process.