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A pistillate pupil from Maharashtra, who had travel connected a picnic to Chennai with a larger group, drowned successful the oversea astatine Kanathur formation connected Saturday (February 21, 2026) evening portion 1 different antheral pupil who was washed distant successful the oversea is missing. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has sought the assistance of the Tamil Nadu authorities to supply each assistance to the household of the victims.
A elder serviceman of the Tambaram Police Commissionerate said a radical of 26 students from Maharashtra had travel connected a picnic to the Kanathur formation connected the East Coast Road (ECR) connected Saturday evening. Out of this group, 3 students identified arsenic Mayuri Chaudhury, Jai Patil and Raj Kedari, entered into the h2o erstwhile a immense question dragged them inside. On seeing this, the different students pulled retired Mayuri and Raj, portion Jai Patil could not beryllium rescued.
The students took Mayuri and Raj to a adjacent backstage hospital, wherever Mayuri was pronounced dead. With the assistance of section fishermen, the Kanathur constabulary who were alerted, are searching for Jai who was swept distant successful the sea.
In a societal media post, Mr. Fadnavis sought the State government’s assistance to expedite the hunt and rescue operations and supply each imaginable assistance. “The authorities (Maharashtra) medication remains successful changeless interaction with the acrophobic families and is providing each indispensable help,” helium added.
According to constabulary sources, the relatives of Mayuri Chaudhary of Bhandara territory and Jai Patil person reached the city.
