A boozy celebration of a 23-year-old’s first salary led to his death and that of a friend at a quarry in Lohegaon on Monday. The quarry is filled with water and the bodies of the two youth were fished out yesterday.

Celebration turns sour: The water-filled quarry where the two friends drowned

Sub-inspector Anand Sahane of the Vimantal police said, “Vivaan John Kenadi (23) was working at a Koregaon Park-based call centre and had received his first salary on Monday. Initial investigation has revealed that he planned to celebrate with his friends Kartik Dhananjay Pillai (22), Eyob More (21) and Raju Lokbhodhan (20).”

“At noon on Monday Vivaan and Kartik withdrew money from an ATM in Camp and went to a Yerawada-based bar to drink. They then headed to the Agarwal quarry in Lohegaon and asked Eyob and Raju to join them. Around 5 pm, Kartik was swimming and Vivaan, who had consumed a lot of alcohol, lost his balance and fell into the water. Vivaan drowned and Kartik died trying to save him. Eyob also jumped in to save the duo, but was unsuccessful. He alerted us about the incident,” added Sahane.