Sabarkantha (Himatnagar)7 hours ago
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Rivers and streams in Sabarkantha district have come alive due to torrential rains. Then the youth flock to the river banks and near the living springs to create social media reels. Tragedies also happen then. Then on Sunday, five friends living in the Himmatnagar Polo Ground area went near a live spring on the banks of Hatmati river passing near Piplodi and before preparing the reels, another friend tried to save a young man who was drowning in the water. But the young man drowned in the rush of water was exhausted. When the leaders of the village came to know about the accident, they informed the Himmatnagar Fire Department and the team reached for rescue and searched for the drowned youth.
The details about this are that the Aravalli’s girikandars have flourished with the forest in the midst of the rainy season. Then the craze for photography and reeling near the springs of living water is being seen among the youth. At that time, Harsh Mahendrabhai Prajapati, Yashdeep Gurjar, Akshat Kisan Chauhan, Rishi Luhar and Yashdeep Vankar living near Jain Derasar in Polo Ground area of Himmatnagar, these five friends reached the waterfall falling in the Hathmati river bed passing through the boundary of Piplodi village on Sunday afternoon. Then Harsh Mahendrabhai fell into the water going from one side to the other near the Prajapati Falls before preparing to make social media reels. It began to strain in the rush of water. Seeing Harsha drowning, another friend also fell into the water, though Harsha could not save Prajapati as he was drowning. The other friends started screaming because of this sudden accident. Due to which a villager rushed to the spot and informed the village. So the leaders of the village informed the fire department and police of Himmatnagar Municipal Corporation. So Himmatnagar fire department team and rural and B-division police staff reached the spot.
The Himmatnagar fire brigade team started searching. Searched continuously for more than five hours. But there was no trace of Harsh Prajapati drowned in the water. Friends of the family who came to know about this incident reached the place of the incident in the polo ground area.
A 17-year-old youth living in Bhavna Residency near Dhandha in Himmatnagar drowned in the Hathmati river.
Rajgiri Pramod Goswami (aged 17) living in Bhavna Residency opposite Miran Petrol Pump near Dhandha in Himmatnagar went to bathe with his friends in the Hathmati River passing near Dhandha on Sunday afternoon. But suddenly the young man started drowning in the deep water of the river. Who died due to drowning in river water. Locals recovered the body of the deceased young Rajgiri Pramodgiri Goswami and immediately took it to the Himmatnagar Civil Hospital in 108. Where the doctor on duty A.M. Vekaria declared him dead and reported to Himmatnagar civil police post and after police action, PM action was taken. In this regard, a case of accidental death was registered in the B Division police station and further action was taken.
