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Pune rains: Body of woman who saved many found 10km away
Updated On: 30 September, 2019 07:19 AM IST | Pune | Chaitraly Deshmukh, Ranjeet Jadhav
Smita Komane had seen the rising water level and warned several villagers and her family members to seek higher ground before she was washed away
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Locals remove Smita's body found on the banks of Karha river in Borawake Mala village. Pics/Pradeep Dhivar
Saswad: The search for Smita alias Chakuli Ananta Komane from Saswad taluka of Pune ended 10 km away from her home on the banks of Karha river on Sunday. Smita, a BSc second year student who alerted her fellow villagers and family members about the rising water level, was swept away in the swollen river following intense rainfall while trying to help others on Wednesday before she could make it to high ground.
On Sunday afternoon, children playing along the Karha river in Borawake Mala village noticed a hand poking out of flood debris and told the villagers, who then informed the police. Ajit Mane, head constable at Saswad police station, said, "On Sunday afternoon, around 1 pm, we got a call from Borawake Mala village that children noticed something. The woman's hand was stuck in the debris of trees, clothes and utensils. It took around two hours just to pull her body out."
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