13 Pune college students drown in Murud beach

Thirteen students of a Pune based college have drowned at the Murud beach, near Alibaug in Raigad district while on a picnic on Monday. One student is still missing.

Raigad police officials informed that a group of 116 students of BSc (Computer Science) of Abeda Inamdar College in Pune had come for a picnic to Murud, which is around 44 km away from Alibaug. There were 8 teachers and three staff members with the group. The students drowned after they entered in the sea water.

“The students had come to the beach for a picnic in three private buses from Pune. The tragic incident occurred at around 4pm. We are currently trying to identify the victims,” said an official at Murud.

The Coast Guard has dispatched two helicopters to Murud in Raigad district to search for the missing students.