Tragic picnic: 7 students, 1 professor from Karnataka drown off Maharashtra coast
- A college group of 60 students and teachers included had gone for a picnic
- Three girls and a teacher are said to be among the 8 who drowned
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While seven of them were students, NewsMinute reported that the eighth person who died was a teacher. They were part of a group of 60 students from the Maratha Engineering College in Belgaum who were in the area on a picnic, police said.
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Initial reports have quoted the police as saying that the college students ignored the locals who had warned them about not venturing into the sea due to the heavy current. Â The local police have confirmed that 11 students had gone swimming and out of which only three could be rescued.
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Among the retrieved bodies, three were girls. The local fishermen helped in the rescue and retrieval operation. Three students have been rescued and are under medical observation.
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Further details are awaited
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