1 week ago
19-Year-Old Youth Dies After Drowning At Mumbai Talao
A 19-year-old man named Shekhar Harish Rawal went to Banganga Talao in Mumbai.
He entered the water to swim.
Police said he may have misjudged how deep the water was.
He began to drown.
People nearby noticed him and tried to help.
Firefighters, police officers, and civic workers also joined the rescue.
Rawal was taken to a hospital.
Doctors said he had died before he could be admitted, and police are investigating.
Shekhar Harish Rawal, 19, drowned at Banganga Talao in Walkeshwar on Saturday afternoon.
The Mumbai Fire Brigade said the incident occurred around 1:10 p.m.
Police said Rawal entered the water while swimming and allegedly misjudged its depth.
Bystanders and local organisation activists tried to rescue him and provide first aid.
Rawal was taken to Elizabeth Hospital, where doctors declared him dead before admission; police registered an accidental death report.
- Who
- Shekhar Harish Rawal, a 19-year-old youth.
- What
- He drowned while swimming in Banganga Talao and was later declared dead at a hospital.
- Where
- Banganga Talao in Walkeshwar, South Mumbai; he was taken to Elizabeth Hospital in Malabar Hill.
- When
- Saturday afternoon, at around 1:10 p.m.
- Why
- Police said he allegedly misjudged the water’s depth after entering it for swimming; the circumstances are under investigation.
Key facts
- Deceased
- Shekhar Harish Rawal
- Age
- 19
- Location
- Banganga Talao, Walkeshwar, South Mumbai
- Incident time
- Around 1:10 p.m. on Saturday
- Rescue participants
- Local activists, bystanders, Mumbai Fire Brigade personnel, Malabar Hill police, and civic ward officials
- Hospital
- Elizabeth Hospital, Malabar Hill
- Police action
- An accidental death report was registered; Malabar Hill police are investigating
Sources
Related news
Three Mumbra Men Drown While Swimming in Thane Creek
Teenager Drowns at Kharghar Waterfall, Fourth Monsoon Death
24-Year-Old Panvel Man Drowns at Pandavkada Waterfall in Kharghar
Two Schoolboys Drown in Aarey Colony Water Tank
Delhi Friends’ Swim Ends in Death at Swollen Lahchura Dam
