Angry residents and relatives of the college girl and a local resident feared to have drowned at Bandra Bandstand are now demanding that the fire brigade deploy lifeguards there. This is hardly the first time such demands are being made, but the fire department maintains it cannot man the entire coastline, as many seaside spots have rocky terrain and are unsafe even for lifeguards. Instead, fire officials want the police to increase patrolling at these spots and prevent people from entering the water.

A search was on late into the night for a college girl and a local resident feared to have drowned at Bandra Bandstand on Saturday. Like many others, the girl was taking selfies with her friends when they fell in the water. The rocky terrain at such spots is one of the reasons the fire brigade is unwilling to deploy lifeguards there. Pic/Onkar Devlekar