Overview

• The brothers—35-year-old Sagar Dhumal and 30-year-old Akshay Dhumal—both residents of Gorsai village, drowned while fishing in a dam linked to the Kamvari river.
• Akshay slipped into the water first and Sagar jumped in to save him, with neither brother knowing how to swim, according to Taluka Police Inspector Harshvardhan Barve.
• Bhiwandi fire brigade teams arrived at 5:10 PM Friday after villagers alerted authorities and were joined by local police and volunteers in the initial search.
• The search resumed Saturday morning with support from the National Disaster Response Force and recovered the brothers’ bodies approximately one kilometre from the accident site.
• The incident has prompted renewed calls for warning signs and improved safety measures at water bodies across the region to prevent similar tragedies.