Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Diveagar Beach Drowning Kills Eight Students On Trip
Eight students died after drowning at Diveagar beach in Maharashtra.
They were students at Winners Academy in Alandi.
The coaching centre organized a one-day trip for students.
The group first visited Raigad Fort.
They then traveled to the beach after lunch.
Forty-two students and five teachers went on the trip.
Soham Gore was one of the students who survived.
He said he did not swim because he does not like salt water.
The article does not explain exactly how the drownings happened.
Eight students from Winners Academy in Alandi died after drowning at Diveagar beach in Maharashtra’s Raigad district.
The deceased students, including 17-year-old Pranav Ramdas Bansode, were traveling on a coaching-centre trip.
The one-day trip included visits to Raigad Fort and Diveagar beach.
Forty-two students—25 boys and 17 girls—joined the trip with five teachers.
Survivor Soham Gore said he avoided swimming in the sea because he dislikes salt water.
- Who
- Eight students from Winners Academy, including 17-year-old Pranav Ramdas Bansode, died; student Soham Gore witnessed the incident and survived.
- What
- Eight students drowned during a coaching-centre trip to Diveagar beach.
- When
- The group gathered at 3 a.m. on Thursday and reached Diveagar after visiting Raigad Fort and having lunch.
- Where
- Diveagar beach in Raigad district, Maharashtra, after the students traveled from Alandi.
- Why
- The article does not specify why the students drowned.
- Deaths
- Eight students died.
- Coaching centre
- Winners Academy in Alandi
- Trip group
- 42 students: 25 boys and 17 girls
- Teachers
- Two male and three female teachers accompanied the students.
- Itinerary
- Raigad Fort followed by Diveagar beach
- Survivor account
- Soham Gore said he avoided swimming because he dislikes salt water.