Body of trekker recovered two days after drowning in waterfall in Raigad

The police said that the body of a 38yearold trekker who was swept away downstream in a small waterfall was recovered in Raigad district of Maharashtra on Monday reported news agency PTIThe incident occurred in Tahmini in the Western Ghats on Saturday an official told PTIThe victim Swapnil Dhawade a former army personnel was trekking with a group of around 30 people he said reported PTIIn a video that surfaced on social media Dhawade is seen jumping into a small waterfall and attempting to climb outHowever according to the PTI report he slipped and got swept away by the strong currentsA search operation was launched with volunteers from the Shivdurg Trekking Club joining the effort the official told PTIAs per the PTI report Dhawades body was recovered in Mangaon and was sent for autopsy said Superintendent of Police Pune Rural Pankaj DeshmukhLonavala waterfall tragedyOn Monday morning rescue teams retrieved the bodies of one of the two missing toddlers who together with three family members were swept away by a waterfall near Bhushi Dam in Lonavala Pune The search for the other missing child continuesOn Sunday torrential rains triggered a surge of water flow resulting in the Lonavala waterfall tragedy On the same day rescue personnel recovered the bodies of a 36yearold lady and two small girls Mariya Ansari 9 was found dead on Monday while Adnan Sabhahat Ansari 4 is still missingEarlier local authorities including the police and the irrigation department had reportedly expressed concerns over tourists ignoring warning signs and venturing into the watersThe surroundings of the Pavana Dam in Lonavala have been marred by a series of drownings prompting urgent calls for enhanced safety measures in the region reported PTIAs per the news agency report Senior Police Inspector Kishor Dhumal emphasised the importance of preventive measures such as increasing police presence installing metal fencing marking danger zones with visible signs and deploying more lifeguardsAccording to the officer drownings occur because victims fail to access the depth of water reported PTIReportedly he also emphasised the need to mark danger zones with floating red signs to deter tourists from venturing into hazardous areasWith inputs from PTI