The bodies of five individuals who drowned in an animal waste slurry collected within a pit in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district have been recovered, officials confirmed today. The tragic incident occurred in Wakdi village, Nevasa tehsil, on Tuesday evening, with recovery efforts yielding results post-midnight, authorities reported.
According to Inspector Dhananjay Jadhav of Nevasa police station, the victims’ bodies were retrieved from the animal waste slurry in the biogas pit. By 12:30 am on Wednesday, the bodies were successfully recovered and subsequently transferred to a government hospital for post-mortem examination.
[adinserter name="Two"]The sequence of events unfolded when a cat fell into the pit, prompting one individual to descend in an attempt to rescue it. However, this individual became trapped in the sludge. Subsequently, five others followed suit in an endeavor to aid the initial rescuer but also found themselves ensnared within the slurry, Mr. Jadhav explained.
[adinserter name="Four"]Although the outcome proved fatal for five individuals, one person was successfully rescued and is presently receiving medical treatment at a local hospital, Mr. Jadhav further stated.
