Five boys were feared drowned in sea at Versova jetty here during the Ganesh idol immersion on Sunday night, while two others accompanying them were rescued, a fire brigade official said.

In an unfortunate turn of events, 05 boys who ventured into the sea for Ganesh idol immersion, reportedly drowned at Versova Jetty . 02 boys were rescued by locals & sent to Cooper Hospital while the rescue operation for remaining three is still on by fire brigade #MyBMCUpdates pic.twitter.com/fzAl1mYfb3