Tragic video of Oman beach accident shared as that from Mumbai beach
The claim also states that 2 women taking selfies on Bandra beach, Mumbai was washed by the high tides.
A video of waves washing away a minimum of two people being swept down is going viral with the claim that it shows an accident on Mumbai beach. The claim also states that 2 women taking selfies on Bandra beach, Mumbai was washed by the high tides.
The claim in Hindi goes "मुंबई में बांद्रा समुद्र तट पर लहरों के साथ खिलवाड़ पर करना पड़ा दो महिलाओं को भारी ऊंची लहरें बहा ले गई 2 महिलाओं को लहरों की ताकत को कम आंकना लील गया जिंदगी*
सावधान:-- कभी भी कहीं भी हवा, पानी, और आग से खिलवाड़ नहीं करना चाहिये"
When translated states "lives of 2 women was lost at mumbai's Bandra beach because they did not care for the power of the high tides and were busy taking selfies* Caution :-- Never mess with air, water, and fire anywhere"
https://www.facebook.com/GrameenNewsIndia/videos/1255919218478611
A claim in English was also shared which states "Alibagh. Near Mumbai. Selfie ke chakkar mai.. With their backs towards the water.. These girls Error! Filename not specified.Error! Filename not specified.. Be careful of water, even streams, small puddles, could take your life. Spread it around, specially young ones.. Many friends have been lost to drowning during picnics."
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Fact check:
The claim that the video shows an incident that occurred in Bandra Beach, Mumbai is FALSE. This video is from Oman that occurred in Al Mughsail Beach.
When the extracted keyframes from the video were used to perform a Google Reverse image search, we found that the incident seen in the viral video is from Oman.
According to gulfnews.com, A family of eight members was swept away by strong waves in Al Mughsayl area of Dhofar Governorate in Oman. The Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority (CDAA) said it managed to rescue only three of them and is looking for the other five.
The CDAA said the family was having fun at Al Mughsayl beach in Dhofar Governorate when they were swept away by the strong waves. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media, showing the moment the family was swept away by the waves. The Royal Omani police said they are also searching for the five Asian family members, including three children in the Al Mughsail area.
According to another report, the incident occurred on july 10, 2022. On the same day, three of the victims were rescued. 2 more bodies were found, but the rest are yet to be found.
https://www.perild.com/2022/07/13/in-oman-eight-people-were-washed-away-by-a-wave-into-the-sea/
We also found a tweet by Gulf Daily news that shared the viral video on its Twitter account with the caption "The Royal Oman Police continued their search on Tuesday for three missing members of a family of eight who were swept into the sea by strong currents. https://bit.ly/3P0E1Gu, #Oman #GCC #GulfNews #GDNNews #GDNOnline"
Here is another tweet by Twitter handle named Weather Oman that shares the viral video with the caption "The accident of the drowning of the Asian family in Al-Mughsail due to the force of the waves after they crossed the safety barrier!"
The viral video claiming to be showing an incident in Bandra beach, Mumbai is actually from Oman where a family of 8 was washed away due to high waves. Hence, The claim is FALSE.