Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Families Question Safety After Eight Students Drown at Diveagar
A group of students went on a picnic to Diveagar beach.
Eight students drowned after entering the sea.
Their families are grieving and remembering the boys’ hopes and plans.
One family says it had warned the teachers that its son could not swim.
That family also says it did not sign the permission form for the trip.
Another family says there were not enough life jackets and supervision may have failed.
The article does not include a response from the academy about these concerns.
Families are asking whether better safety measures might have prevented the deaths.
Eight students from Winners’ Academy drowned after entering the sea at Diveagar beach in Raigad.
The picnic group included 25 boys and 17 girls accompanied by six teachers.
Families described the boys as students with plans for further study and bright futures.
Pranav Bansode’s family said they had not signed the outing consent form and had warned teachers he could not swim.
Tanmay Vahile’s family alleged there were too few life jackets and lapses in supervision.
- Who
- Eight students from Winners’ Academy, accompanied by six teachers.
- What
- Eight students drowned after entering the sea during a picnic.
- When
- The article says the incident happened on October 1; families conducted funeral rites on Friday.
- Where
- Diveagar beach in Raigad, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The article does not establish why the students were swept away; families question whether stronger safety measures could have prevented the deaths.
- School group
- Winners’ Academy students from Alandi
- Students on the trip
- 25 boys and 17 girls
- Accompanying teachers
- Six
- Deaths reported
- Eight students
- Location
- Diveagar beach, Raigad
- Family’s consent concern
- Pranav Bansode’s family said it had not signed the outing consent form and had told staff he could not swim.
- Safety allegations
- Tanmay Vahile’s family alleged there were not enough life jackets and that supervision had lapsed.