MAPUSA
A pleasure trip for seven young boys from Margao turned tragic after one of their friends drowned while having a dip in a water-filled stone quarry at Revora in Tivim on Sunday.
The 21-year-old deceased Raj Rajan Lotlikar was the only son of a prominent businessman of Margao.
The incident happened at around 11 am when the boys arrived at the site and decided to take a bath in the pit.
Sources informed that the group had chosen the spot as they had visited the place around two years back.
Police said the group that had come for a picnic at the site found the pit full with water tempting and decided to take the plunge.
After some time they noticed that their friend was missing and attempted to look out for him but failed and then alerted the authorities.
Colvale police and Mapusa fire personnel rushed to the spot and began a search operation in the quarry.
Police informed that search operation was carried out in the deep quarry assisted by locals.
“The quarry was very deep. We had to use the service of a special underwater camera for the operation and after several hours of attempt we could locate the body at the bottom of the pit,” said Jivba Dalvi, Mapusa SDPO.
He also said the boys got carried away with the jump transition on Instagram reels and wanted to try it out in the quarry.
