Thane: Man falls into nullah in Kalwa, gets swept away

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A man was swept away in a swollen nullah near a creek while fishing amid intense showers on Thursday.

The incident happened in Kalwa.

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According to the disaster officials, Local firemen and Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) personnel carried out a search for the man for more than three hours but did not find him

Chief of Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) Yasin Tadvi said. "The man, identified only as Dosa, had gone near the creek at around 11.30 am for fishing when he fell into the nearby nullah and got swept away."

Meanwhile, a 19-year-old man was feared drowned in a dam in Thane, civic officials said on Thursday. The man went to the small dam, located in Ovla area, at around 6.30 pm on Wednesday with his friends.

(with inputs from PTI)