High tide hijinks turned into a devastating tragedy yesterday, as a young man lost his life after being washed off the parapet at Marine Drive. Kalyan resident Ratan Chavan had gone to Marine Drive with friends to enjoy the high tide and got swept away from the edge into the sea. Though he was taken to the hospital, he succumbed later in the day.

The civic authorities have warned people and asked them to be careful during the high tide for at least a couple of days more. The waves will come up very high, way higher than usual, against the wall and the sea will stay very rough. They had issued warnings earlier as well against straying to close to the sea and frolicking on parapets as these can be very dangerous.