A 35-year-old woman was found dead in Rewale Lake in the Balkum area of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/thane-electrical-transformer-catches-fire-in-naupada-no-injuries-reported-23634797" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Thane district in Maharashtra</a> on Friday, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death, officials said.
The deceased has been identified as Soni Gaikwad, a resident of Kandivali in Mumbai, they said.
According to officials, the woman's body was discovered in Rewale Lake, located in Yashasvi Nagar, Balkum, in Thane West.
Officials said they were alerted to the incident after receiving information about the body, following which emergency services rushed to the spot and retrieved the woman's body from the lake.
<h2>Fire brigade, cops rush to spot</h2>
The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/thane-27-year-old-dies-after-falling-into-creek-near-mumbra-bridge-23634714" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC)</a> said that the personnel from the Kapurbawdi Police Station and the fire brigade reached the scene along with a fire vehicle and an ambulance hearse.
Firefighters carried out a recovery operation and successfully retrieved the body from the lake.
The body was then handed over to police officials for further legal procedures.
<h2>Investigation underway</h2>
Police have launched an investigation to determine the cause of death and the circumstances that led to the woman being found in the lake.
Officials said further enquiries are being conducted by Kapurbawdi Police, and additional details are awaited, the RDMC said.
The recovery operation was coordinated with the assistance of personnel from the Balkum Fire Station.
The officials have not yet disclosed whether any foul play is suspected.
The body has been sent for further examination as part of the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/viral-thane-assault-cab-driver-arrested-for-assaulting-70-year-old-man-over-spitting-dispute-23634652" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">ongoing investigation</a>.
<h2>Man dies after falling into creek near Mumbra bridge</h2>
A 27-year-old <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/thane-drowning-20-year-old-drowns-while-swimming-in-water-filled-quarry-in-maharashtras-thane-23634356" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">man died after falling into a creek</a> near the Mumbra Railway Fast Track Bridge in Santosh Nagar, Mumbra, in Thane on Thursday.
According to the Thane Municipal Corporation&rsquo;s Regional Disaster Management Cell, the incident was reported at 4:13 pm on June 11.
The deceased has been identified as Jalal Uddin Wakar Ali (27).
Officials said the man reportedly lost his balance and fell into the creek from the Mumbra Fast Track Railway Bridge.
Following the alert, personnel from Mumbra Police and the fire brigade rushed to the spot along with a rescue vehicle.
The fire brigade team later recovered the body from the creek and handed it over to the Mumbra Police.
Police have initiated further legal proceedings and are investigating the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-16-year-old-dies-after-drowning-at-juhu-chowpatty-police-launches-probe-23633909" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">circumstances of the incident</a>.

A 35-year-old woman was found dead in Rewale Lake in the Balkum area of Thane district in Maharashtra on Friday, prompting police investigation into the matter

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Officials said they were alerted to the incident after receiving information about the body, following which emergency services rushed to the spot and retrieved the woman's body from the lake

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