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Man, 24, drowns at Pandavkada waterfall in Kharghar
A 24-year-old man drowned at Pandavkada waterfall in Kharghar on Thursday afternoon despite a rescue attempt by CIDCO fire brigade amid heavy rain and strong currents. Hindustan Times reports that Aditya Ramjeet…
The Story in Brief
A 24-year-old man drowned at Pandavkada waterfall in Kharghar on Thursday afternoon despite a rescue attempt by CIDCO fire brigade amid heavy rain and strong currents. Hindustan Times reports that Aditya Ramjeet Vishwakarma, a Panvel resident, had reached the spot at 1.30pm with his brother and two friends. He entered the pool below the waterfall to swim and did not resurface.
Friends alerted the fire station at 2.15pm. Rescue teams searched the pool with ropes and then entered the water, finding Vishwakarma at a depth of 10 to 12 feet, trapped in a rocky crevice. Firefighters pulled him out and rushed him to a hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. The Kharghar police have registered an accidental death report.
The Indian Opinion
These monsoon tragedies at gushing waterfalls and dams are retold every year, yet many still ignore red flags. Lazy reporting blamed it all on 'daring youth', but the real culprits are unguarded natural spots and a lack of basic safety infrastructure. The trust that 'it won't happen to me' kills more than any waterfall. The number to watch for is how many warning signs and barriers CIDCO installs before next monsoon.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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