Man and his nephew drown in Tapi

SURAT: A 40-year-old man and his 17-year-old nephew drowned in Tapi river at

Galteshwar of Surat

district on Sunday afternoon. The deceased were swimming in the river when they drowned in its swirling waters.

Vinod Sandis, an employee of

Surat Municipal Corporation

(SMC), had gone to

Galteshwar

temple with six members of his family. They had lunch and later went for a swim in the river. Sandis’ brother

Jayanti

and son Jash drowned while swimming in Tapi.

Police investigation revealed that Jash started drowning and Jayanti drowned while trying to save him.