Updated On: 02 July, 2012 09:56 AM IST | | Rinkita Gurav
Eight have drowned at the beach in the past few months, and fire officers want to conduct a new survey to see whether it should be classified unsafe; another youth died at Juhu beach yesterday
The relatively serene Silver beach near Juhu could soon be listed dangerous by the civic authorities. Yesterday, both Juhu and Silver beaches witnessed incidents of drowning, in which three youths lost their lives. While one boy drowned at Juhu beach, two others drowned at Silver beach.u00a0
“It was low tide, which made it difficult for us to find the bodies of the boys. A search operation is underway,” informed a lifeguard from Juhu. He also revealed that this was the eighth reported drowning case at Silver Beach in the span of two months, which gives rise to concern about the safety of the beach.