<p>Two 19-year-old boys died after <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/maharashtra-man-found-dead-in-sanjay-gandhi-national-park-quarry-in-thane-cops-launch-probe-23372764" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">drowning in a quarry in Mumbai's</a> Dahisar East area on Saturday morning, according to the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB).</p>
<p>The incident was reported to the MFB Control Room at around 10:26 am. According to the MFB, the incident occurred at Shaikh Khadan in Ketki Pada, an area that falls under the jurisdiction of the National Park.</p>
<h2>Fire brigade rescues both victims</h2>
<p>According to the MFB, the two <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/thane-drowning-20-year-old-drowns-while-swimming-in-water-filled-quarry-in-maharashtras-thane-23634356" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">boys had fallen into a quarry</a> with an estimated depth of 10 to 15 feet. Fire brigade personnel carried out a rescue operation and retrieved both victims from the water before shifting them to BDBA Shatabdi Hospital for medical treatment.</p>
<h2>Both victims declared brought dead</h2>
<p>According to the MFB, Dr. Mantri, Assistant Medical Officer (AMO) at BDBA Shatabdi Hospital, confirmed that both victims were declared brought dead.</p>
<p>The deceased have been identified as Piyush Gupta, 19, and Om Ankush Singh, 19.</p>
<p>Further details regarding the circumstances leading to the incident are awaited from the local police, according to the MFB.</p>
<h2>Bodies of two boys swept away in swollen river recovered in Palghar</h2>
<p>Meanwhile, the highly decomposed bodies of two boys swept away in the swollen Kamwari River in Maharashtra's Thane district last week were found washed ashore in neighbouring <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-two-boys-drown-in-water-filled-quarry-in-palghar-23401108" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Palghar</a>, police said on Saturday.</p>
<h2>Victims were among three boys swept away by strong currents of the river</h2>
<p>The victims were among three boys swept away by strong currents in the river in Bhiwandi on July 5 and 6, prompting an extensive rescue operation hampered by incessant rainfall.</p>
<p>"The bodies were found washed ashore on Friday after being carried away by flood waters nearly 80 km. They were in a highly decomposed state," the official said.</p>
<p>The bodies have been sent to a government hospital in Palghar for post-mortem examination, and relatives of the two missing boys have been called in for identification, the official said.</p>
<p>A search operation was undertaken with the help of the NDRF, and efforts are on to trace another boy who went missing in the river during the same period.</p>

Two 19-year-old boys drowned in a quarry in Mumbai`s Dahisar East. Fire brigade teams rescued them, but both were declared dead at BDBA Shatabdi Hospital

Mumbai: Two teenagers drown in Dahisar quarry, both declared dead after rescue operation

Bodies of two boys swept away in swollen river recovered in Palghar; search for third continues

The incident was reported to the MFB Control Room at around 10:26 am. According to the MFB, the incident occurred at Shaikh Khadan in Ketki Pada, an area that falls under the jurisdiction of the National Park

Mumbai: Two teenagers die after drowning in Dahisar East quarry

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