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Youth drowns in quarry at national park

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Press Trust of India Thane
A 24-year-old youth drowned in a quarry filled with rain water in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park here today, police said.

The mishap occurred soon after Anil Singh ventured into the pit near the Tiku Ji Ni Wadi, along with his friends, said Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) official Santosh Kadam.

He said Singh was working in Merchant Navy and was on a two-month vacation.

Kadam said Singh went deep into water whereas his friends, Yogesh Singh and Jagdish Das were swimming in shallow water.

His body is yet to be fished out of water.

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First Published: Jun 28 2015 | 10:32 PM IST

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