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Panvel: Teenager falls nearly 70 feet from under-construction flyover while bursting firecrackers, rescued

Updated On: 11 November, 2026 05:39 PM IST | Mumbai | Abhitash Singh

In a challenging rescue operation, firefighters from the Panvel Municipal Corporation trekked nearly 1.5 km through difficult terrain before reaching the teenager and pulling him to safety using ropes and a body harness

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The coordinated efforts of the firefighters helped bring the teenager out of the precarious situation. Pic/Special Arrangement

The coordinated efforts of the firefighters helped bring the teenager out of the precarious situation. Pic/Special Arrangement

A 16-year-old boy was rescued after falling nearly 70 feet from an under-construction flyover in Panvel on Tuesday night while reportedly bursting firecrackers during Diwali celebrations, officials said.

The teenager, a resident of Old Panvel, fell into a difficult-to-access area near the flyover leading towards the Navi Mumbai International Airport at around 10.25 pm on November 10.

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