PORVORIM, JUNE 27
In a tragic incident, two brothers drowned at a stone quarry at Naikwaddo, Verla Canca, on Sunday afternoon.
According to Mapusa police, the incident occurred when Yasin Mehboob Sheikh (9) and his brother Faiyaz (12) along with their three friends, all from Khorlim-Mapusa, had gone for a picnic at the abandoned stone quarry at Verla Canca on Sunday morning.
Due to heavy rainfall during the last two days, water had accumulated in the abandoned stone quarry and hence it was not possible to determine the actual depth of the quarry, police informed.
Police further stated that at about 12.45 pm, the boys after playing for a while entered the quarry for a swim. Yasin and Faiyaz went towards the corner of the quarry and drowned.
The other three boys shouted for help, but by the time the locals could arrive at the site, the two brothers met their watery grave.
Mapusa Police Inspector Rajesh Kumar along with his staff rushed to the spot and summoned the fire personnel, who later fished out the bodies.
Mapusa police, after conducting the panchanama, have sent the bodies to Goa Medical College College Hospital at Bambolim for autopsy. Police Sub Inspector T Dhawasker is investigating .
2 brothers drown at Verla quarry
PORVORIM, JUNE 27 In a tragic incident, two brothers drowned at a stone quarry at Naikwaddo, Verla Canca, on Sunday afternoon. According to Mapusa police, the incident occurred when Yasin Mehboob Sheikh (9) and his brother Faiyaz (12) along with their three friends, all from Khorlim-Mapusa, had gone for a picnic at the abandoned stone quarry at Verla Canca on Sunday morning.
