Man dragged away by raging Mahisagar

Vadodara: A 24-year-old man living in Gorwa was dragged away by the strong water current of the Mahisagar river in Savli on Friday.
The man, identified as Sharadkumar Shashidharan, had gone to Lanchhanpura village with his friends for an outing. Shashidharan and his three friends went for a swim in the river when Shashidharan got dragged away by the strong water current.
His friends sought help from locals but when they failed to locate Shashidharan, the fire brigade was called in from Vadodara.
Throughout the day, the firemen searched in vain for Shashshidharan. The search operation was resumed on Saturday, but it did not yield any result till evening. Fire department officials said that as the river is in spate due to the recent heavy rainfall, it was difficult to search for the man. The fire brigade will continue their search on Sunday too.
The district administration has prohibited people from entering the river at Lanchhanpura and has placed a warning board on the banks. Yet, people continue risking their lives and many have died of drowning over there. tnn