India, March 24 -- Two youths drowned in the Ulhas river near the Vasat dam on Saturday evening. The incident occurred near Shantisagar Resort, where a group of friends had gone for a picnic. While swimming in the river, two of them got swept away.

The victims have been identified as Vivek Tiwari (18) and Vinayak Shah (17), both residents of Hiranandani, Powai. The Ambernath fire brigade launched a search operation and managed to retrieve their bodies after several hours.

"The riverbed here is uneven and determining the depth is difficult. It took us a few hours to locate and retrieve the bodies as the water was much deeper than it appeared. The two men too had misjudged the depth, which led to their drowning," said a fire brigade offic...