Holi celebration turns tragic as five drown at beach in Nalasopara

Updated On: 22 March, 2019 07:24 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan

Members of two families had gone to Nalasopara's Kollam beach; six of them entered the sea and got pulled in by the currents; only one managed to survive

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(From left) Nisha Maurya and her daughter Priya are missing while her son Prashant's body has been found. Kanchan Gupta and Shital Gupta who are also missing, are sisters-in-law. Pics/Hanif Patel

A quiet celebration for Holi proved to be tragic for two families from Vasai. Five of their members drowned at the Kollam beach in Nalasopara on Thursday afternoon. The Arnala police and a fire brigade team from the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) began a search operation, but found only one body by evening.

According to the police, nine members of two families, neighbours from Manavmandir Complex at Vasai West, had gone to Kollam beach to enjoy the Holi festival. Six of them entered the sea to bathe and were caught up in the waves. Five of them drowned while one of them managed to survive and inform their relatives.