Overview
- The Nashik deaths, which occurred Wednesday, involved 42-year-old Suresh Namdev Bhor and his daughters Jyoti (10) and Harshada (7) who went to bathe at Beze dam and drowned.
- Officials said the three had visited a relative near Anjneri Shivar in Trimbakeshwar taluka and could not gauge the dam’s depth before entering the water.
- Local residents alerted rescue teams and personnel fished the bodies out of the dam; the Trimbakeshwar administration confirmed identification and said post-mortem formalities are under way.
- A separate incident in Patna district on Tuesday saw three girls drown in a pond when two tried to rescue a friend; two died at the scene and the third died later in hospital, police said.
- Both cases underscore the danger of bathing in unguarded open water and are likely to prompt local authorities and communities to review safety measures and warning signs at informal swimming sites.