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IN PHOTOS: Two boys drown while swimming in water tank at Aarey Colony in Mumbai's Goregaon

Updated On: 21 August, 2026 04:38 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Two schoolboys, aged 13 and 15, drowned after they went swimming in a water tank at a cattle shed in Aarey Colony, Goregaon East in Mumbai, on Friday. Pics/videograbs (Special Arrangement/Samiullah Khan)

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The boys were rescued and taken to Trauma Care Hospital, where they were declared brought dead, officials said. Pics//videograbs (Special Arrangement/Samiullah Khan)
The boys were rescued and taken to Trauma Care Hospital, where they were declared brought dead, officials said. Pics//videograbs (Special Arrangement/Samiullah Khan)
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The incident was reported at around 11.55 am on August 21 near Gautam Nagar, Modern Bakery Junction in Aarey Colony

The incident was reported at around 11.55 am on August 21 near Gautam Nagar, Modern Bakery Junction in Aarey Colony

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According to the information received by the civic authorities, the two boys had been swimming in a water tank at a cattle shed when they drowned

According to the information received by the civic authorities, the two boys had been swimming in a water tank at a cattle shed when they drowned

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The BMC's Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), police, 108 ambulance services and BMC ward staff were mobilised following the incident

The BMC's Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), police, 108 ambulance services and BMC ward staff were mobilised following the incident

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The boys were rescued from the tank and shifted to Trauma Care Hospital

The boys were rescued from the tank and shifted to Trauma Care Hospital

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The deceased were identified as Zaib Patel, 15, a Class 10 student and Nakhib Patel, 13, a Class 9 student.  Both boys were absent from school, official said

The deceased were identified as Zaib Patel, 15, a Class 10 student and Nakhib Patel, 13, a Class 9 student.  Both boys were absent from school, official said

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