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Agar lifeguard hota toh do bacche nahin marte: Mumbai woman whose son downed
Updated On: 12 April, 2024 05:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
After the drowning of two youngsters, families demand better beach safety protocols; accuse police of negligence
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Om Lot, survivor. Pic/Anurag Ahire
Mera baccha toh gaya, ab kisi aur ka baccha na jaye. Agar lifeguard hota toh aaj do baccho ki jaan bach jaati,” said Sangita Kagada, 40, who lost her son Yash Kagada to drowning in the sea at Mahim beach last month. Yash and his friend Harsh Kinjale, 15, drowned on March 26. The families of the deceased and one survivor demanded the installation of signboards and the deployment of rescue teams on the beach and have also alleged that the police were negligent.
Om Lot, 17, the only survivor that day, said, “We had gone there for a swim. Harsh, Yash and I entered the sea and were hit by a huge wave. Harsh and Yash disappeared into the water, and I was dragged ashore. I called the on-duty police officer for help; he didn’t come but attacked the fisherman who was trying to help us out. I called my family out of helplessness. Harsh and I were taken to Hinduja Hospital by our families.”
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