International Desk : At least 2 people have died and two others went missing at Mumbai's Juhu Koliwada beach after they ventured out to the deep end of a jetty, ignoring warnings of the rough sea and high tide of Cyclone Biparjoy, according to Indian media.
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The Hindustan Times said on Tuesday that two of the four boys, who were feared drowned after they ventured into the rough sea at Juhu Koliwada on Monday, have succumbed.
Dharmesh Bhujiya and Shubham Yogesh Bhogania, both 16, were rescued by the local police and taken to Cooper Hospital, where doctors declared them dead.
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Mumbai Police said one boy was rescued by a local fisherman, while three others ran away. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation suspended search and rescue operations due to bad weather and darkness at 11 pm on Monday.
A civic official said a Navy chopper set off on a search operation at 8:20 pm. Diving teams were also on standby, but they were unable to be deployed due to the adverse conditions.
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Authorities have already warned people and fishermen against venturing into the sea because of the rough conditions ahead of the cyclone's expected landfall on the Gujarat coast on Jun 15.
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