Kelve tragedy: ‘Friends didn’t heed warning'

MUMBAI: The workforce of seven friends had planned the picnic to Kelve seashore remaining week, to have fun Gaurav Sawant (17) clearing his class XII examination. On Sunday, around 7.30am, they left their houses in Santosh Bhuvan, Nalasopara (E), after informing their folks about their shuttle. They travelled via teach to Kelve.

Sawant, an FYJC arts student who is to start out school on Monday, told the police that they first visited Kelve fort and took selfies. They reached the seashore via 9am. Kelve police mentioned Sanket Jogle, every other survivor, mentioned that that they had bought 12 beer bottles. They consumed beer, had lunch and ventured into the sea around 2.30pm, he told the police.


Jogle, who works in a diamond sprucing unit at Borivli, mentioned they tried to dissuade Dipesh Pednekar (17), Tushar Chipte (15) and Kshitej Naik (15) from going into the deep waters, but the latter refused to concentrate. Jogle mentioned the weather used to be uneven and his friends got stuck in a whirlpool. As they screamed for help, Deepak Chalwadi (50) swam in opposition to them, but got pulled in too. Local fishermen, including Raju Meher, Suresh Padwale, Sagar Gowari and Sangam Gowari, tried to save lots of the drowning boys, but failed.


The police have registered a case of unintended death. Chalwadi’s post-mortem document said the reason for death because of asphyxia. Search for the three bodies used to be on till past due at night time.


Chalwadi, who labored in a diamond sprucing unit, used to be the only real breadwinner of his circle of relatives comprising his widowed mother and two sisters. Pednekar’s folks had been inconsolable on shedding their simplest son. Chipte’s folks mentioned this used to be the primary time he had long gone on a shuttle with friends. The trio had been from Charkoba Society in Santosh Bhuvan.


Kelve gram panchayat has publish warning boards and stationed 2 lifeguards on the seashore all through weekends and vacations.
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