VALPOI
16-year-old Dipesh Mahadev Gawas of Keri Sattari, who had gone to bathe in the Valvanti River drowned this morning. According to the information received, Gawas along with his relatives had gone to take a bath in Valvanti.
He suddenly drowned while bathing. His relatives tried in vain to save him. Locals rushed to the spot and pulled out his body from the water and admitted him to the Sankhali Government Hospital for treatment.
Medical officials declared him dead. Gawas was studying in class 10 of Keri Government High School. He had recently answered his SSC exam and was awaiting his results.
Police later conducted a panchnama of the incident. Currently, the body has been sent to Goa Medical College for post-mortem. His body will be handed over to his family on Monday. Gawas studied in Government Secondary School in Keri. Keri schools are mourning his sudden death.
Meanwhile, citizens are go to bathe in the river due to the increase in summer heat. Therefore, the number of such accidents are increasing in recent times.
Locals have informed that the site of the drowning is dangerous for non-swimmers. On Saturday and Sunday, a large number of citizens go to the river to bathe. Gawas is survived by his elder sister, younger brother, parents and grandparents.
