The incident took place on Tuesday evening when the victims, identified as Shirish Dharmadhikari and Aishwarya, along with their other family members came for the picnic near Pasure village in Bhor tehsil, located close to the dam backwaters, an official from Bhor police station said. Picnic Turns Into Tragedy for Pune Family; Father and 13-Year-Old Daughter Drown in Bhatghar Dam Backwaters While Swimming.
They had taken a submerged murrum road built by villagers to get to their homes in Tolakhedi from an island after farming when the incident happened, Mandsaur collector Gautam Singh said.