aThree engg college teachers drown at Harihareshwar

According to Shriwardhan police in Raigad district,11 members of the faculty of Yashaswi Institute of Technology in Chinchwad had decided to go to Harihareshwar on Saturday. Inspector R G Raskar said,“They arrived at the beach near Harihareshwar temple around 8 am on Sunday.”

He added,“Shweta entered the waters first. Nikhil and Kushal followed. However,they ventured to an area where depth of the sea increases suddenly. This,despite their colleagues telling them not to go deeper. On hearing their cries,Suryanwanshi jumped into the sea to rescue them.”

Speaking to Newsline,Suryavanshi said,“Kale and Watane were trying to stay afloat but Satale was struggling as he couldn’t swim. When I approached them,the three tried to cling to me at the same time because of which I went under water. I tried to rescue all of them but could not succeed.”

Raskar said,“There have been several cases of drowning near the spot in the past. We keep a watch on tourists at the beach but the spot where they drowned is behind a hillock and is secluded.”

Pradeep Tupe,director of Yashaswi Institute of Technology,said,“The three were graduates in Electronics Engineering. Satale stayed in Lonavala while Kale stayed in a rented apartment in Chinchwad. Watane stayed in Karvenagar. Their families have been informed of the incident.”