India, July 18 -- A 19-year-old youth with a history of epilepsy drowned while swimming in Kurla's Sheetal Talao near LBS Road on Friday morning, with police suspecting that he suffered a seizure in the water, leaving him unable to stay afloat.

Medical experts have long cautioned that swimming can pose serious risks for some people living with epilepsy, particularly if seizures are not fully controlled, and stress the need for constant supervision and safety precautions. The deceased was identified as Aditya Tayade.

According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the incident was reported at 11.49am. Personnel from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, police, the 108 ambulance service, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and BMC ...