Two children drowned in a water-filled quarry in Vasai, Palghar district, Maharashtra. Police have registered a case of accidental death and sent the bodies for post-mortem. The incident has left the families devastated.
According to an officer from the MBVV police, 13-year-old Naseem Chaudhary and 14-year-old Sopan Chauhan went swimming in the quarry in the Navjeevan area on Thursday afternoon. Both drowned during the swim. Family members rushed to the scene upon receiving the information, retrieved the children, and took them to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared them dead.
The officer added that both children were residents of Dhaniv Baug. The police have registered a case of accidental death and further investigation is underway. The families of the deceased are in deep mourning, with parents inconsolable over the loss of their children.
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