Thane, July 1: The body of a 17-year-old boy was found floating in Mumbra creek in Thane district of Maharashtra on Saturday, three days after he fell into a swollen nullah in Diva town and washed away, a civic official said. Maha: Man Found Dead in Power Transformer Cabin in Thane.

The boy fell into the nullah on June 28 night amid a heavy downpour. Personnel of the Fire Brigade and regional disaster management cell searched for him after the incident but in vain. Thane Wall Behind Viviana Mall Collapse Video: 40-Foot-Long Wall Collapses, No Causalities Reported.

On Saturday evening, a body was spotted floating under the new railway bridge in Mumbra creek, (around 8 km from Diva), he said, adding that the body was fished out of the water. The deceased was identified, the official said. The body was in a highly-decomposed condition.

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