India News | Ganpati Visarjan: Teen Drowns in Quarry Pit in Pune
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. An 18-year-old boy drowned in a water-filled quarry pit during Ganpati immersion in Wagholi area of Pune on Tuesday, police said.
Pune, Sep 1 (PTI) An 18-year-old boy drowned in a water-filled quarry pit during Ganpati immersion in Wagholi area of Pune on Tuesday, police said.
He failed to judge the depth of the water and slipped and drowned, a Lonikand police station official said.
His friends and local residents who were taking part in visarjan alerted police after which the body was fished out, he added.
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