08 July,2026 04:14 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Two teenagers drowned in separate incidents reported in Kandivali West, with rescue teams, police and emergency services being mobilised, officials said.
In the first incident, a 17-year-old boy drowned in Dingeshwar Talav at Charkop Gaon near Rustomji Building in Kandivali West on Sunday afternoon.
According to information received from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) Control, the incident took place at around 2.18 pm.
Fire brigade personnel launched a search operation at the spot. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was also mobilised following a request from the fire brigade.
Officials said further details regarding the incident are awaited.
In another incident, a 16-year-old boy drowned in a well behind Sagwadi Chawl on MG Cross Road No. 4 in Kandivali West.
The incident took place at around 1.47 pm on July 5 and was reported to authorities on July 7 at around 2.40 pm.
According to officials, the teenager was rescued from the well by fire brigade personnel using a rope and a first-floor ladder. He was immediately taken to Nidhi Hospital for treatment.
The hospital authorities later informed officials that the boy, identified as Prit Sandeep Ganve, aged 16, was declared brought dead.
The Mumbai Fire Brigade, police and 108 ambulance services were deployed following the incident.
Meanwhile, a 50-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured when a roadside tree branch fell on him in Mumbai's Andheri area on Wednesday morning amid heavy rainfall, civic officials said.
The incident occurred around 10 am on Nagardas Road near DJ House, close to the Andheri subway, they said.
The injured man, identified as Aadesh Gaikar, was rushed to the civic-run Cooper Hospital and admitted to the Intensive Care Unit, a civic official said, adding that his condition was stable.
Personnel from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's Garden Department, police and power distributor BEST were rushed to the spot to clear the fallen tree branch, the official said.
Three persons, including an 11-year-old boy, have died in tree-related incidents in Mumbai over the past few days as heavy rains continue to lash the city.
