Archive · 4 Oct 2025
Family Drowns at Maharashtra Beach; Four Missing
A family went to the beach for a picnic.
While swimming, some family members struggled and drowned.
Three people died.
Rescue teams recovered the bodies of the three people.
Four other family members are still missing, and the search continues.
A teenage girl was saved.
The family was from Belgaum, Karnataka, and Kudal, Sindhudurg.
The incident happened around 4 pm.
Three family members drowned at Shiroda-Velaghar beach in Maharashtra.
Four other family members are missing after the incident.
A 16-year-old girl was rescued.
The incident occurred around 4 pm on Friday.
The family was on a picnic.
- Who
- Members of a family on a picnic
- What
- Drowning in the Arabian Sea
- When
- Around 4 pm on Friday
- Where
- Shiroda-Velaghar beach in Sindhudurg, Maharashtra
- Why
- They failed to gauge the depth of water while swimming.
- Location
- Shiroda-Velaghar beach, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra
- Incident
- Drowning during a picnic
- Fatalities
- 3 confirmed dead
- Missing
- 4
- Rescued
- 1 (16-year-old girl)
- Victims' Origin
- Family from Belgaum, Karnataka and Kudal, Sindhudurg
- Time of Incident
- Around 4 pm
- Deceased
- Fareen Irfan Kittur, Ibad Irfan Kittur, Nameera Aftab Akhtar
- Missing Persons
- Ifran Mohammad Kittur, Ikwan Imran Kittur, Farhan Maniyar, Zakir Nisar Maniyar
