Boy drowns in creek in Thane

A five-year-old boy drowned in a creek here on Thursday afternoon, a civic official said.Rudra Bhima Admane, resident of Gaimukh area, fell into the creek while answering natures call around 2.30 pm, he said. Fire brigade and police personnel launched a search operation and the boys body was fished out after half an hour, said Chief of the Thane civic bodys Regional Disaster Management Cell Avinash Sawant.

A five-year-old boy drowned in a creek here on Thursday afternoon, a civic official said.

Rudra Bhima Admane, the resident of Gaimukh area, fell into the creek while answering nature's call around 2.30 pm, he said. Fire brigade and police personnel launched a search operation and the boy's body was fished out after half an hour, said Chief of the Thane civic body's Regional Disaster Management Cell Avinash Sawant. Police are carrying out a further probe, he added.