Unimaginable grief: 8 Pune students on school picnic drown at Diveagar beach

RAIGAD: It was a heartbreaking scene at Maharashtra’s Diveagar beach on Thursday.Young students lay motionless on the shore as locals and rescuers desperately tried to bring them back to life. Some were seen administering CPR, while others frantically rubbed the children's feet and tried every possible way to revive them.The shoreline echoed with frantic cries and the blaring of ambulances as desperate efforts continued to save the young lives.The beach, which had welcomed a group of students from Pune for a picnic, had suddenly turned into a scene of unimaginable grief. Those present watched helplessly as rescuers battled against time, hoping for a miracle.But the desperate efforts could not undo the tragedy. Eight students from a private coaching institute in Alandi, Pune, drowned after being swept away by strong currents at Diveagar beach.