As many as five boys were on Monday evening washed away in the sea at Juhu in western suburbs of Mumbai, an official statement from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. 

According to the civic body, the information regarding the incident was received by the BMC at around 6:50 pm. After the information was received by the civic authority, the officials including the Mumbai Police, BMC staff and the Mumbai Fire Brigade rushed to the spot and began a rescue operation at Juhu Koliwada in Santacruz (west).