Big wave sweeps away 17-year-old into sea at Mumbai’s Marine Drive

Mumbai city news: Police officials said Pise, a resident of Chunabhatti, was jumping as the waves lashed the promenade. Suddenly, a big wave swept her away.

A 17-year-old girl, Preeti Krishna Pise, was swept into the sea at Marine Drive on Tuesday.

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Senior police inspector, Vilas Gangawane, Marine Drive police station, said, “The Marine Drive promenade was crowded and we were constantly making announcements about the high tide.”

He said Pise, a resident of Chunabhatti studying at Wilson College, was jumping as the waves lashed the promenade. “Suddenly, a big wave swept her away,” Gangawane said.

Heavy intermittent rain resulted in water-logging at many locations across the city on Tuesday, a high tide measuring 4.81m hit the city at 2.39pm yesterday.