How A Fun Trip Turned Into Tragedy For Family In Lonavala

Pune: A monsoon outing in backwaters of Bhushi Dam located in Pune's Lonavala turned out to be a major upset for a family whose five members including four children and a woman drowned in a water body on Sunday afternoon. 

picnickers hailing from Sayynagar in Pune's Hapsar were enjoying family time in a stream of dam when tragic incident unfolded. incident occurred around 12:30 pm on June 30.

police, Navy and or rescue teams have been deployed to search for two missing children who along with three or family members got swept away at Bhushi Dam. 

rescue teams have so far recovered bodies of a 36-year-old woman and two minor girls, with a search underway for or two missing children - nan Sabhahat Ansari (4) and Mariya Aqil Ansari (9), according to police. 

" search operation for two children resumed on Monday morning with rescue teams of Vanyajeev Rakshak Maval, Shiv Durg Trekkers Organisation and Navy divers," an official from Lonavala police station said.

What led to Tragedy? 

initial probe into tragedy revealed that 16-17 members of a family from Pune's Hapsar area h hired a private bus to visit waterfall situated near Lonavala for a picnic on Sunday when a ro battered region. 

Ansari family members went to see waterfall close to Bhushi Dam but were caught unawares when water flow started rising due to incessant rainfall in area and was swept away, police officials said. 

A relative claimed that Ansari family h travelled from Mumbai for a wedding a couple of days ago. As y wanted to spend time toger at a picnic spot, y hired a bus to go to Lonavala on Sunday, he ded. 

As monsoon season begins, thousands of visitors flock to Bhushi and Pavana dam areas, often disregarding warnings from police and local authorities to avoid unknown areas.