MUNBAI: Two brothers, both minors, who went for a swim in a dam at Dahanu without their parents knowledge drowned on Tuesday evening.
Raj Kurhit (7) and Rudra (5) decided to swim in the dam at Ganjad village at Dahanu at around 6.30 pm. Within an hour the brothers began screaming for help.
Eye witnesses said that the boys were drowning but locals could not save them.
Their bodies were fished out after an hour long search.
The Dahanu police has registered an accidental death case. The bodies have been taken for autopsy to the primary health centre.
The parents said that they were not aware about their sons going for a swim.