Pune: Drowned Youth’s Body Recovered From Bhushi Dam
Pune, 12th July 2022: A 19-year-old student from Mumbai drowned on Monday (July 11) after falling 25 feet into the Gidad waterfall behind the Bhushi dam in Lonavala around 5 PM.
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The student has been identified as Sahil Jagdish Saroj, a resident of Santacruz, Mumbai. Shivdurg rescue team has succeeded in finding his body. His body was pulled out of the water today afternoon.
Sahil was along with a 250-member group where all students and teachers from a private computer coaching centre were on an outing to the Bhushi dam.
Inspector Sitaram Dubal, Lonavla Police informed that the group came to Lonavla in five buses and they stopped near the Bhushi dam. Reportedly, Sahil and one of his friends walked near the Gidad waterfall. “One has to walk through the jungle to reach the top of the waterfall,” the inspector added further.
One of the students from the group told the Police that Sahil stumbled into the gushing water while reaching the waterfall. Water falls from the mountain cliff and appears as a waterfall. Reportedly, Sahil was unable to come out of the water.
Dubal said, “He was carried away by the water force and fell about 25-30 feet from the cliff. Apparently, there are large rocks near the waterfall. Sahil fell on the rocks and the water carried him towards the Bhushi dam waters.”
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After getting information about this incident, Lonavla city police rushed to the spot, investigated the incident and started searching for Sahil with the help of locals. Also, a team of Shivdurg Mitra from Lonavla has been called for the search operation. The operation was halted after a search until 7:30 p.m.
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Dubal informed that they have put notice boards regarding the safety and dangers near the waterfall sites, but probably Sahil and his friend ignored the boards. “We have also put up notice boards regarding the precautionary measures near the dam area, restricting the tourists from entering into the dam water,” he added further
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