Two youths drown in Tapi River boat capsize

SURAT: In a tragic incident, two youths drowned in the

Tapi river

after their boat capsized near

Uttaran

area in

Surat city

on Thursday afternoon. Three others, however, managed to swim ashore.

According to Fire and Emergency department officials, the deceased were identified as Rahul Marathi (20) and Ajay Rathod (35), both residents of Ahmednagar on Ved Road in Surat city.

“Three other youths Hitesh Rathod, Alfas Sheikh and Sonu Sheikh managed to swim to the riverbank and survived. Fire brigade personnel fished out the two bodies,’ said a fire official.

“Five young men had gone for a boat ride after attending the engagement ceremony of Ajay Rathod’s brother when the incident occurred,” an official added.