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By VINAY DALVI , Mumbai Mirror | Updated: Jun 29, 2017, 11.58 AM IST

The latest in a string of victims to the selfie craze, a 17-yearold girl

drowned off Marine Drive on Tuesday afternoon, while taking selfies
with her friends. In a separate incident, the Colaba police saved a 20-
year-old from drowning near The Bombay Presidency Radio Club on
Tuesday night.
Marine Drive police say that repeated public service announcements
to be wary of the powerful waves and stay away from the promenade
have fallen on deaf ears. "Our police station's bandobast is in Marine
Drive," said Senior PI Vilas Gangavane.

Priti Shrikrishna Pise (L); Sonu Chavan, who was saved by

Colaba police. PIC: FACEBOOK

Priti Shrikrishna Pise, a resident of Chunabhatti, had visited the promenade next to Taraporewala Aquarium with friends on
Tuesday afternoon. "They were sitting on the promenade and taking photos, when a sudden wave hit Priti and pulled her
into the water," said a police officer.
Her friends tried to pull her out but she had floated out too far. One of her friends jumped in to rescue her and was injured
in the process. Police constable Tejas Sonawane, who was at Marine Drive with his family, pulled out Pise's body after the
waves had subsided "She was rushed to Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital, where she was declared dead," said the officer.
Her body was handed over to her family immediately. "I was in SoBo, so I was able to reach the hospital quickly," said her
sobbing father Srikrishna Malhar Pise, who added, "She was my youngest child and will be missed a lot." Priti had an elder
brother and sister and had just completed her FYJC in Science stream.

Colaba police also rescued a 20- year-old boy, identified as Sonu Chavan, who almost drowned near the Radio Club on Tuesday
night. A patrolling police van saw Chavan being pulled off the wall by a strong wave, before Constables Sachin