Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Three Mumbra Men Drown While Swimming in Thane Creek
Three men went into Thane Creek to swim on August 30, 2026.
The men were from Thakurpada in Mumbra.
They reportedly misjudged how deep the water was and were overwhelmed by the creek’s currents.
Rescue teams received an alert in the afternoon.
Firefighters, police officers and disaster-response workers searched the water using boats.
They found all three men by about 4:20 p.m.
The men were taken to a hospital in Kalwa, where doctors declared them dead.
A separate 19-year-old drowning was reported at Mumbai’s Banganga Talao on August 22.
Alam Syed, Rizwan Syed and Sahil Polandas drowned in Parsik Creek near Retibunder, Thane, on August 30, 2026.
The three men, residents of Thakurpada in Mumbra, had entered the creek to swim and reportedly misjudged its depth and currents.
The emergency alert was received at about 3:08 p.m., prompting a response from fire, police and disaster-management teams.
Rescuers recovered the three men by about 4:20 p.m. and took them to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalwa.
In a separate August 22 incident, 19-year-old Shekhar Harish Rawal drowned at Banganga Talao in South Mumbai.
- Who
- Alam Syed, Rizwan Syed and Sahil Polandas, all reported as residents of Thakurpada in Mumbra.
- What
- Three men drowned after entering Parsik Creek, also called Parsik Khadi or Thane Creek, to swim.
- When
- The incident occurred on Sunday, August 30, 2026; the alert was received at about 3:08 p.m., and the bodies were recovered by about 4:20 p.m.
- Where
- Near the Ganesh Visarjan Ghat in the Retibunder area, alongside the Mumbai-Nashik Highway in Thane.
- Why
- Reports said the men misjudged the creek’s depth and were overwhelmed by high water or strong currents.
- Incident date
- August 30, 2026
- Location
- Parsik Creek, also called Parsik Khadi or Thane Creek, near Retibunder and Ganesh Visarjan Ghat
- Victims
- Alam Syed, 42; Rizwan Syed, 42; and Sahil Polandas, reported as 28 or 30
- Rescue timeline
- Emergency alert at approximately 3:08 p.m.; bodies recovered by about 4:20 p.m.
- Responding teams
- Thane Fire Brigade, Regional Disaster Management Cell, Thane Disaster Response Force, Kalwa and Narpoli police, and civic officials
- Hospital
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalwa
- Reported discrepancies
- Articles vary between Syed and Sayyed, Polandas and Polandaj, and Sahil Polandas’s reported age of 28 or 30.
