Pune student drowns at Kashid beach

A day trip to Kashid beach ended in tragedy as 20-year-old Tanishk Malhotra drowned; his body was recovered after a 43-hour search operation.

NAVI MUMBAI: A day trip to the Kashid beach in Murud taluka, ended in tragedy after 20-year-old Tanishk Malhotra, a student from Pune, drowned here on July 1. His body was recovered on Wednesday after a 43-hour-long search operation, which included the use of thermal drones and helicopters to scan the area, said officials.

Alibag, India - June 4, 2020: Food stalls and the big trees are damage at Kashid beach after Cyclone Nisarga battered the in Raigad district, India, on Thursday, June 4, 2020. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times)(Mumbai) (Satish Bate/HT Photo)

Tanishk had arrived at Kashid with his friends Mark Milton, Varun Tiwari, and Punya Patil, all final-year undergraduate students from the city. The group entered the sea for a swim but misjudged the depth and the strength of the waves. While the others managed to return safely to the shore, Tanishk was pulled under by strong currents and went missing.

Rescue efforts were launched by the Murud police, coast guard, local lifeguards, Sahyadri Vanyajiv Rakshanartha Samajik Sanstha (SVRS) team, and other emergency services.

“Tanishk’s body was located at around 7:45 am,” said Dahimkar. His remains were later sent to Murud Rural Hospital for further procedures.