Crew member of Riteish's directorial drowns after shoot; officials say he knew swimming
A tragic incident occurred during the filming of Riteish Deshmukh's 'Raja Shivaji' in Satara, where dancer Saurabh Sharma drowned in the river after the day's shoot. Despite knowing how to swim, Saurabh was swept away, prompting immediate search efforts by the team, including Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia, and Remo D'Souza.
A tragic incident took place at the shoot location of
Riteish Deshmukh
's upcoming bilingual film
Raja Shivaji
in Satara a couple of days ago.
Saurabh Sharma
, a dancer from the film's team, drowned while swimming in the river after the day's shoot at
Sangam Mahuli
. Taking to social media, Riteish shared a note on Wednesday saying search efforts were on. The note specified that some of the crew members, including Saurabh, entered the river after the day's pack up and the dancer was swept away soon after. Riteish, Genelia and choreographer Remo D'Souza reached the spot and were in constant touch with authorities and the boy's family, as per reports. Efforts to locate Saurabh were made using the film's drone cameras too.
Search operations
ended on Thursday after the youngster's body was recovered at around 7.45am and sent for a
post-mortem examination
. Dr Vaishali Ujjwala Ishwar Kadukar, additional superintendent of police (ASP), Satara Police, confirmed that Saurabh knew swimming and had previously swam in the river with the other crew members. "However, at the time of the incident, it is possible that he was unaware of a whirlpool in the area. Eyewitnesses reported seeing him struggle before drowning," said Kadukar.
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