<p>Eight students drowned at Diveagar beach in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-weather-update-thane-raigad-pune-satara-under-yellow-alert-thunderstorms-gusty-winds-likely-says-imd-23652641" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Maharashtra's Raigad district</strong></a> on Thursday after they were swept away by the sea, police said. All eight bodies have been recovered.</p>
<p>The students, studying in Classes XI and XII, were part of a group from the private coaching institute Winners Academy in Alandi, Pune district, reported the PTI.</p>
<p>According to police, a group of 48 people, including 25 boys, 17 girls and six teachers, had gone to Diveagar beach for a picnic.</p>
<p>Diveagar beach is located around 170 km from Mumbai and falls under the jurisdiction of the Dighi coastal police.</p>
<p>Eight students entered the sea and were swept away after they misjudged the depth of the water and the strength of the current, a police official said, the news agency reported.</p>
<p>The deceased have been identified as Yash Kiran Wankhede, Soham Tukaram Bhandwalkar, Tanmay Dattatray Vahile, Kaustubh Sandeep Daund, Kaivalya Vasankar, Rajveer Vahile, Pranav Bansode and Sumit Ahire.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://x.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Maharashtra | Eight students died after drowning in the sea off Diveagar beach in Raigad district. A total of 48 students and teachers from Winners Academy, Alandi, Pune, comprising 25 boys, 17 girls, and 6 teachers, visited Dighi Sagari, Diveagar Beach, for a&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/NIBC1YI7o5">pic.twitter.com/NIBC1YI7o5</a></p>
&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://x.com/ANI/status/2105680304707076132?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2026</a></blockquote>
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<h2>Rescue teams recover all bodies</h2>
<p>After receiving information about the incident, search and <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/ganesh-visarjan-2026-four-drown-five-feared-dead-in-separate-incidents-in-parts-of-madhya-pradesh-23651929" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>rescue teams rushed to the spot</strong></a>.</p>
<p>The bodies of all eight students were subsequently recovered, police said.</p>
<p>Police personnel and local authorities remained at the site to carry out further legal and administrative proceedings.</p>
<h2>Investigation underway</h2>
<p>Authorities are continuing the necessary procedures following the incident.</p>
<p>A probe into the incident has been launched by the police, officials said.</p>
<h2>Fadnavis condoles deaths&nbsp;</h2>
<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed grief over the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/bihar-six-children-drown-while-bathing-in-floodwaters-in-sultanaganj-of-bhagalpur-23651119" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>deaths of students</strong></a> from Winners Academy in Alandi who drowned while visiting Diveagar beach in Raigad district.</p>
<p>In a post on X, CM Fadnavis described the incident as &ldquo;extremely sad and painful&rdquo; and offered his condolences to the families of the deceased.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="mr">रायगड जिल्ह्यातील दिघी सागरी, दिवेआगार येथे समुद्रकिनारी पर्यटनासाठी आलेल्या विनर्स अ&zwj;ॅकडमी, आळंदीच्या 8 विद्यार्थ्यांचा बुडून मृत्यू झाल्याची घटना अत्यंत दु:खद आणि पीडादायक आहे. <br />मी त्यांना भावपूर्ण श्रद्धांजली अर्पण करतो. <br />या सर्व कुटुंबीयांच्या दु:खात आम्ही सहभागी आहोत.<br />हे&hellip;</p>
&mdash; Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) <a href="https://x.com/Dev_Fadnavis/status/2105665815052005671?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2026</a></blockquote>
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<p>He said all eight students were from Alandi and that the local administration was coordinating arrangements to take their mortal remains to Alandi.</p>
<h2>State extending support</h2>
<p>Maharashtra Minister of Water Resources and Disaster Management, Girish Mahajan also expressed grief over the deaths of the eight students and said he had contacted the local administration after receiving information about the incident.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="mr">काळजाला चटका लावणारी घटना&hellip;<br /><br />रायगड जिल्ह्यातील दिवेआगर समुद्रकिनारी पुणे जिल्ह्यातील आळंदी येथील विद्यार्थ्यांसोबत घडलेली दुर्घटना अत्यंत दुःखद आणि मन हेलावून टाकणारी आहे. समुद्राच्या पाण्याचा अंदाज न आल्याने आठ विद्यार्थ्यांना आपला जीव गमवावा लागला, ही घटना अत्यंत दुर्दैवी आहे.&hellip;</p>
&mdash; Girish Mahajan (@girishdmahajan) <a href="https://x.com/girishdmahajan/status/2105675577953014177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2026</a></blockquote>
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<p>In a post on X, Mahajan said that preliminary information indicated that 42 students and two teachers from a private coaching class in Alandi had travelled to Diveagar for a trip. He said the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/maharashtra-ganesh-visarjan-2026-two-13-year-old-boys-drown-during-ganpati-idol-immersion-in-nagpur-23650170" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>students entered the sea</strong></a> but were unable to judge the depth of the water, leading to the tragedy.</p>
<p>Mahajan said all eight bodies had been recovered and that the necessary medical procedures were under way. He offered condolences to the families of the deceased students.</p>
<h2>Sunetra Pawar, Eknath Shinde express grief</h2>
<p>Maharashtra Deputy Chief Ministers Sunetra Pawar and Eknath Shinde also expressed grief over the deaths of eight students.</p>
<p>Sunetra Pawar wrote on X, saying that she spoke to the Raigad district collector, superintendent of police and Pune district collector after learning about the incident. She said she had directed the administration to carry out rescue and relief work and take all necessary steps.</p>
<p>Shinde described the incident as extremely tragic and unfortunate. He offered his condolences to the families of the deceased.</p>
<p>(with PTI and ANI inputs)</p>

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