Two of Maharashtra household drown in sea of Oman, one lacking

Rescuers have recovered the our bodies of two folks out of three members of a Maharashtra household who went lacking at Al-Mughsail seaside in Salalah.

The household from Jat village in Maharashtra’s Sangli district used to stay in Dubai and had gone to Oman to rejoice Eid. The trip turned tragic after 42-year-old Shashikant Mahamane, his nine-year-old daughter, Shruti, and six-year-old son, Shreyas, went lacking within the Gulf of Oman, the northwest arm of the Arabian Sea.

The our bodies of Shashikant and his son, Shreyas, have been recovered. However, his daughter, Shruti, remains to be lacking and rescuers are nonetheless searching for her.

According to a Times of Oman report, the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority of Oman stated, “Two of the missing persons were found in Al-Mughsail Beach by the water rescue team at the Civil Defence and Ambulance Department in the Governorate of Dhofar.”

The Royal Oman Police swung into motion after the incident and shared updates through social media.

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As Shashikant was having fun with the excessive waves alongside along with his household and mates, an enormous wave washed away his youngsters and plenty of extra.

On this, Shashikant jumped into the ocean to save lots of them, however after some time, he too disappeared from sight.

A video of him has gone viral on social media. Shashikant had posted one other video whereas travelling to Oman, which too went viral.

Shashikant, a mechanical engineer by career, used to work for a multinational firm in Dubai. He lived along with his spouse Sarika, daughter Shruti and son Shreyas.

After receiving the information of the incident, Shashikant’s brother, Rajkumar Mahane, left for Dubai.

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