Overview
- A group from Winners Academy in Alandi visited Raigad Fort and Diveagar and eight 16‑year‑old boys who entered the sea were swept away and later found dead on Thursday.
- Local water‑sports operators, fishermen, villagers and Dighi coastal police mounted an immediate search and recovery operation and took the bodies to nearby health centres for post‑mortem and legal formalities.
- Raigad police have identified all eight victims by name and said the boys misjudged the depth and strength of undercurrents that pulled them into deeper water.
- Winners Academy told parents it had obtained consent forms and that the remaining students are under teacher supervision, while authorities have registered an accidental‑death case and opened investigations and administrative inquiries.
- Diveagar is known for sudden shifts in tide and undercurrents, and the deaths have revived long‑standing calls for clearer rules on private educational outings, formal lifeguard coverage and stronger coastal safety enforcement.