Kundapur: Jet ski boat capsizes off Trasi beach; dead body of rider found in sea water
Kundapur: The dead body of a 41-year-old jet ski rider, Rohidas, also known as Ravi, who had drowned in a jet ski mishap at Trasi beach on Saturday evening was found on the beach, in the area behind the crematorium at Hospet here on Monday morning.
The body was seen floating in the sea waters off the shore by two local fishermen Shasa Kharvi and Mohan Kharvi at around 3 am on Monday, approximately 36 hours after the accident. The fishermen are learned to have informed the Coast Guard Coastal Control Squad staff member Nishanth Kharvi, who, with help from the fishermen, got Rohidas’ body out of the waters and brought the matter to the notice of the police.
Further, Ibrahim Gangolli, staff member of 24x7 Ambulance Service, Gangolli; beach management staff member Suresh Koderi, Rohidas’ colleagues and Nishanth Kharvi got the disaster victim’s body off the beach.
Gangolli Police have visited the Trasi beach to conduct an inspection of the area.
Rohidas, a rider on a jet ski boat of the Beluga Water Sports company at the Trasi beach, was taking a tourist on a sea excursion on Saturday, when he lost control over the boat. As the boat capsized, the tourist escaped, but Rohidas drowned in the sea.
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Block on Mumbai-Pune Expressway on April 23, 24
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Mumbai (PTI): The traffic on Mumbai-Pune Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway will be temporarily diverted for a few hours on April 23 and 24 on account of bridge maintenance work.
In a release issued on Tuesday, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) said the block is planned from 12 am to 3 pm on April 23 and 24, for removal of shuttering and painting work on a bridge located near Dongargaon-Kusgaon.
Traffic towards Mumbai will remain completely closed in the section on April 23 during the three hours long block. Vehicles will be diverted via the Kiwale-Dehu Road-Talegaon route onto National Highway 48 and rejoin at Kusgaon toll plaza.
Similarly, traffic towards Pune will be shut on April 24 from 12 pm to 3 pm, and vehicles will be diverted from Kusgaon toll plaza via National Highway 48 through the Dehu Road-Kiwale route.
In case of any difficulty, commuters can contact the MSRDC control room on 9822498224 or the highway police helpline at 9833498334, the release said.
Mumbai-Pune Expressway is the first access controlled Expressway of India.
