Overview
- A group of 48 people from Winners Academy in Alandi travelled to Raigad for a study tour and picnic, and eight 16‑year‑old boys entered a restricted deeper stretch of water and were swept away by strong currents.
- Local water‑sports operators, villagers and Dighi coastal police launched an immediate rescue and recovered all eight bodies the same day before they were moved for post‑mortems and return to families in Alandi.
- Raigad police have registered an accidental death report and opened an inquiry that will record statements from teachers, institute staff and parents to determine supervision and safety lapses.
- Winners Academy says it had obtained parental consent and kept the remaining students under teacher supervision at a local hotel while officials and state leaders expressed condolences to the bereaved families.
- Officials have asked the Diveagar gram panchayat to install warning boards and ministers have proposed issuing clearer guidelines for private schools and coaching institutes that organise off‑campus trips to prevent similar tragedies.