An 18-year-old drowned while swimming in a pond inside Aarey Milk Colony, on Friday evening. According to police officials, the deceased, identified as Sachin Mizer, and his cousin Suraj Lohar had gone for a swim in a pond behind Ganesh Mandir in Aarey Colony.

While inside, they accidentally reached the deeper end of the pond, and began struggling to swim. Lohar managed to get out, but Mizer drowned, the Aarey police said. Locals immediately alerted the police, as well as the fire brigade.