Overview
- Two drownings near the Vaitarna Dam area on Sunday left four dead, and responders recovered all bodies on Monday, police said.
- At Zarwad Bet island, students Aditya Pramod Vanare, 20, of Buldhana, and Veerendra Nandan Patil, 20, of Jalgaon, died after entering the water with friends, according to Ghoti police.
- At the Dugarwadi waterfall, police identified the victims as Nashik residents Atharva Sunil Gosavi, 21, and Manish Dilip Chavan, 21. The Free Press Journal listed different names and ages for this incident, which remain unconfirmed.
- Rescue teams launched searches soon after the incidents, paused operations overnight due to poor visibility, and Ghoti police registered two accidental-death cases; the Free Press Journal reported an NDRF team later joined the effort.
- Residents are urging authorities to add clear warning signs, basic rescue gear, and routine surveillance at the tourist spot, pointing to prior accidents in the area before the monsoon season.