17-year-old drowns at Mumbai’s Mahim beach

Mumbai, Oct 18 : A 17-year-old youth drowned in the Arabian Sea off Mahim beach here on Wednesday afternoon, the BMC Disaster Control said.

The incident occurred around 2 p.

m.when the youth, later identified as Piyush Oberoi, was reported missing in the sea water.

The Mumbai Fire Brigade and Mahim Police teams rushed to the spot and started a rescue effort in the vicinity, behind the famed Mahim Dargah.

After a search operation of over three hours, the body of the youth was recovered.

He was rushed to the Sion Hospital, but was declared dead on admission.

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