Three Men Drown In Thane Creek Near Ganesh Visarjan Ghat After Entering Water For Swim; Rescue Teams Recover Bodies
Thane: In a tragic incident, three men drowned after entering the creek near the Ganesh Visarjan Ghat at Retibunder, alongside the Mumbai-Nashik Highway in Thane (West), on Sunday afternoon. Emergency Teams Launch Rescue Operation After Receiving Distress Alert Emergency services received an alert regarding the incident at approximately 3:08 PM on August 30, 2026. The three individuals had…
Thane: Three men lost their lives on Sunday afternoon after a tragic incident in the Ganesh Visarjan Ghat area, where they entered the water near Retibunder for a swim. The victims, identified as Alam Sayyed (42), Rizwan Sayyed (42), and Sahil Polandas (30), all residents of Thakurpada, Mumbra, were pulled from the water by rescue teams.
Emergency services were alerted at around 3:08 PM and a joint response team comprising police, fire brigade, disaster management and response units arrived promptly. Despite the challenges posed by the strong currents and unpredictable depth of the creek, all three bodies were located and recovered by 4:20 PM. The victims were immediately transported to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalwa, where doctors confirmed their demise. Ongoing legal procedures and an Accidental Death Report (ADR) are currently in process.
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