Thane Jan 22 PTI Two boys drowned after they went for a swim in a water-filled pit at a firing range in Maharashtras Thane city on Saturday an official said The incident took place at a firing range in Vartak Nagar area of the city around 330 pm said Santosh Kadam chief of the regional disaster management cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation Cousins Gautam Walmiki 12 and Nirbhay Chouhan 15 had ventured into the pit for a swim when they drowned unable to gauge its depth the official said Teams from the RDMC and fire department rushed to the scene and fished out the bodies following a search operation that lasted two hours he said Gautam was a resident of Shastri Nagar while his cousin Nirbhay had come to the city for a visit from Uttar Pradesh two days ago the official said A case of accidental death has been registered with the Vartak Nagar police station it was stated PTI COR ARU ARU
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