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Mumbai, Sep 19 (PTI) Three boys were feared drowned in sea at Versova jetty here during the Ganesh idol immersion on Sunday night, while two others accompanying them were rescued, a fire brigade official said.
"We received a call about the incident around 9 pm and reached the spot in half an hour, where we were told that five boys had ventured into the sea for immersing a Ganesh idol.
But two of them were rescued by the people present there and some local residents before our team went there," he said.
The rescued boys were taken to the Cooper Hospital, the official said.
"However, three boys are still missing, and a search operation is on with the help of lifeguards and members of the Flood Rescued Team.
LED lights and a ferry boat is being used for the operation," he said.