7-yr-old drowns in Virar resort wave pool amid holiday rush
MUMBAI, May 19 -- A seven-year-old boy drowned in a wave pool at a crowded resort in Virar on Sunday afternoon, raising fresh concerns over safety standards at water parks and resorts in the Vasai-Virar region during the peak summer holiday season.
The deceased, identified as Lavit Ramjit Yadav, had visited the Manthan Waterpark and Beach Resort in Navapur, Virar West, with his family when the accident occurred around 3:30PM.
According to the police, the resort was packed with visitors due to the ongoing summer vacations, with hundreds of families thronging the popular destination known for its swimming pools, rain dance attractions and wave pools. Despite the heavy crowd and the presence of lifeguards, the child drowned in the wave pool while playing with other children.
Police said Lavit had arrived at the resort with his grandfather, Ramlal Jaykaran Yadav, a resident of Custom Colony in Bhandup West, Mumbai, along with four grandchildren. Around 3pm, the children entered the resort's wave pool.
During the activity, Lavit allegedly began drowning in the pool. Resort lifeguards noticed the incident and pulled him out of the water before rushing him to a local hospital in Virar. However, doctors declared him dead before admission....
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