Three members of a group of 12 people on a vacation to Pune drowned in the Jadhavwadi backwaters on Sunday while enjoying a swim before lunch. A seven-year-old was among those who died while three people were safely rescued by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team that was camping nearby. The deceased have been identified as Anil Kondiba Kolase, 58, a resident of CGS colony, Ghatkopar, Preetesh Raghunath Agale, 32, from Nausena Vihar, Ghatkopar and Prashil Adhav, 7, from Vashi. A case of accidental death has been registered with the Talegaon MIDC police station, Pune rural.

Around eight people from the Adhav and Agale family, who are residents of Mumbai, were visiting their friend Dadashaheb Gaikwad's residence at Yewalewadi in Pune. Swapnil Gaikwad, Dadashaheb's son, said his relatives and family friends were visiting them for a holiday. "On Sunday, we visited the backwaters area at Jadhavwadi.