Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Seven Drown in Gujarat During Immersion and Bathing Incidents
Seven young people died in two separate accidents in Gujarat on Friday.
Three youths went into the Tapi River near Surat to immerse a Ganesh idol.
Their small boat became unbalanced and overturned.
An artificial pond had been prepared nearby, but they went to the river instead.
Four other youths drowned while bathing at a check dam in Amreli district.
All seven bodies from these two incidents were recovered.
A separate accident happened in Morbi on Thursday during Ganesh idol immersion.
Two missing youths were later found dead after two others were rescued.
Three youths drowned in the Tapi River near Surat when a small fishing boat capsized during Ganesh idol immersion.
The Surat victims were identified as Shardul Mer, Raju Mer and Dana Shiyaliya, all from Kholvad village.
Four youths drowned while bathing at a check dam in Mota Devaliya, Amreli district.
Authorities recovered all seven bodies from the Surat and Amreli incidents and sent them for post-mortem examinations.
In a separate Morbi incident, two youths’ bodies were recovered after four people began drowning during idol immersion in the Machchhu River.
- Who
- Seven youths died in incidents in Surat and Amreli; two additional youths died in a separate Morbi incident.
- What
- Three youths drowned after a boat capsized during Ganesh idol immersion, while four drowned while bathing at a check dam.
- When
- The Surat and Amreli drownings occurred on Friday, September 25; the Morbi incident began Thursday, with the second body recovered Friday afternoon.
- Where
- The incidents occurred near Dhoran Pardi village in Surat, at Mota Devaliya in Amreli, and near Sadulka village in Morbi district.
- Why
- The Surat boat reportedly capsized after becoming unbalanced; the Amreli youths had gone swimming, and the Morbi group was immersing a Ganesh idol.
- Deaths in Surat
- Three youths drowned near Dhoran Pardi village during Ganesh idol immersion.
- Deaths in Amreli
- Four youths drowned at a check dam in Mota Devaliya, Babra taluka.
- Surat victims
- Shardul Mer, Raju Mer and Dana Shiyaliya, residents of Kholvad village.
- Amreli victims
- Kanubhai Shingala, Sachinbhai Shingala, Bhala Jethva and Kevin Jethva.
- Nearby immersion facility
- An artificial pond had been created about 300 metres from the Surat victims’ residences.
- Morbi incident
- Two youths, Vilas Gaikwad and Sohan Kuldiya, died after four people began drowning near Sadulka village.
- Rescue effort
- The Morbi Municipal Corporation fire department rescued Akash Maliya and Akash Gajanand.