Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Two Schoolboys Drown in Aarey Colony Water Tank
Two schoolboys in Mumbai went swimming in a water tank near a cattle shed.
The tank was in Aarey Colony, near Modern Bakery Junction.
The boys were 15 and 13 years old.
They drowned on August 21.
Rescue workers pulled them from the water.
The boys were taken to a hospital, but doctors could not save them.
Their school said they had reportedly been absent that day.
Police were investigating what happened.
Two schoolboys drowned while swimming in a water tank at a cattle shed in Aarey Colony, Mumbai.
The incident occurred near Modern Bakery Junction in Goregaon East on August 21, at about 11:55 a.m.
The deceased were identified in initial reports as 15-year-old Zaib Patel and 13-year-old Nakhib Patel.
Rescue teams pulled the boys from the tank and took them to Trauma Care Hospital, where they were declared brought dead.
Police were investigating the circumstances; the boys were reportedly absent from school that day.
- Who
- Two schoolboys, identified in initial reports as Zaib Patel, 15, and Nakhib Patel, 13.
- What
- The boys drowned while swimming in a water tank at a cattle shed.
- When
- August 21, at approximately 11:55 a.m.
- Where
- Near Gautam Nagar and Modern Bakery Junction in Aarey Colony, Goregaon East, Mumbai.
- Why
- The circumstances were under police investigation; the boys were reportedly swimming in the tank.
- Incident
- Two schoolboys drowned in a water tank.
- Location
- A cattle shed near Modern Bakery Junction, Aarey Colony, Goregaon East, Mumbai.
- Reported time
- Approximately 11:55 a.m. on August 21.
- Victims
- Zaib Patel, 15, and Nakhib Patel, 13, according to initial reports.
- Hospital
- Trauma Care Hospital, where both were declared brought dead.
- Response agencies
- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Mumbai Fire Brigade, police, 108 Ambulance and BMC ward staff joined the response.