EVEN AS the city continued to receive heavy rainfall, two cases of drowning were reported by the fire brigade department between Monday and Tuesday, and a boy who was reportedly seen drowning on Tuesday morning could not be traced till later in the day. At Marine Drive, 17-year-old Preeti Krishna Pise drowned around 4.35 pm on Tuesday. Pise, a college student from Chunabhatti had gone to Marine Drive with friends and she was standing on the promenade when a wave sucked her in, the police said. “There was a large crowd at Marine Drive and we were making announcements asking people to stay away from the water,” said Vilas Gangawane, senior inspector, Marine Drive police station. At Mahim creek near Mahim Fishermen Colony, a young boy was reportedly seen drowning on Tuesday.

Source: Indian Express June 27, 2017 20:48 UTC