Mumbai: 40-year-old man drowns off Juhu's Silver Beach

MUMBAI: A 40-year-old autorickshaw driver, who had come for an outing, lost his life at Silver Beach in Juhu on Sunday afternoon.
The deceased has been identified as Mahesh Shinde, a resident of Seepz in Andheri East. He had come to Silver Beach, near ISKCON temple, with his two children, aged 12 and 10, and four other kids.

"It was high tide and the children stood close to the shore. Shinde had entered the water around 2.30pm. The current pulled him in and the children started to shout for help," said a police officer. Lifeguards manning the beach tried to rescue him. The Mumbai Fire Brigade was also called and brought in speed boats to enter the deeper portion of the water.
"A three-hour search operation was carried out. Around 5.30pm, Shinde was found floating on the water. He was rushed to the Cooper Hospital at Vile Parle West where doctors declared him dead. The body was sent for an autopsy," said an officer from the Juhu police station.

Shinde's kids were badly shaken. They were asked to sit in a van along with the other children while the search operation was on. "We informed Shinde's wife as well as the families of the four children that had accompanied him about the incident. Shinde's body will be handed to his wife after the autopsy for last rites," said the police officer.
A case of accidental death was recorded by Juhu police.