22 August,2026 05:04 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The incident took place at around 1.10 pm, officials said. Pic/Videograb (Special Arrangement by Shadab Khan)
A 19-year-old teenager died after drowning while swimming in Banganga Talao at Walkeshwar on Saturday afternoon, August 22, officials said.
According to information received from the BMC's Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), the incident took place at around 1.10 pm.
The teenager, identified as Shekhar Harish Rawal, was reportedly swimming in Banganga Talao when he drowned.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's MFB personnel rescued Rawal from the water and shifted him to Elizabeth Hospital for medical treatment.
Police, a 108 ambulance and BMC ward staff were also mobilised following the incident.
However, according to the medical officer concerned at Elizabeth Hospital, Rawal was declared dead.
The incident was reported by the BMC's Mumbai Fire Brigade. Fire brigade personnel, police officers, ambulance staff and BMC ward officials took part in the rescue and response operation.
Further details about the circumstances leading to the drowning are awaited.
Meanwhile, in an another incident, two teenagers drowned in a water tank measuring 80x80 feet at Gautam Nagar in Aarey Milk Colony, Goregaon East on Friday morning, leaving their families devastated. The incident came to light around 11 am after an unidentified person alerted the police control room that two boys had reportedly fallen into the water body.
The deceased have been identified as Nakeeb Usman Khan, 14, a Std X student, and college-going Zaid Patel, 15. Both lived around Jhula Garden in Jogeshwari East. It was Khan's wristwatch that helped the police identify him.
Police said the boys bunked school and college and travelled to Aarey with another teenage friend. They left their bags and clothes near the tank before entering.
According to the police, Khan was the first to drown, and Patel entered the tank in an attempt to save his friend, but both were eventually pulled underwater. Their third friend, who was standing outside, panicked and fled. He later informed a person on the road that two boys had drowned. This adult rushed to the spot but couldn't see them so he alerted the police control room. The Aarey police have launched an investigation to establish how the teenagers entered the tank and the circumstances that led to their deaths. The role and whereabouts of their friend are also being investigated.
After learning about the incident, Aarey police alerted Marol Fire Brigade. The police found the boys' bags and clothes near the tank, while fire brigade personnel launched a search operation using hooks and located both teenagers underwater. They were rushed by ambulance to Trauma Care Hospital in Jogeshwari, where doctors declared them dead.
