1 dead in Mumbai boat capsizing

One person was confirmed to have lost his life in the boat capsizing incident off the coast of Mumbai on Wednesday.

The deceased, identified as 25-year-old Sidhesh Pawar, was part of a group of officials who were undertaking a visit to the Shivaji Smarak memorial earlier in the day when the boat capsized in the Arabian Sea.

The boat was ferrying a total of 25 people, including senior government officials, 24 of whom were safely evacuated.

The boat had overturned due to a collision with an unknown object as the officials were going to inspect the construction work at the memorial, which was slated to begin today.

 

The Coast Guard had dispatched a hovercraft and a helicopter to aid in the rescue operation.