Pune, Nov. 21 -- Six young men from Pune were killed after the Mahindra Thar they were travelling in reportedly lost control and plunged nearly 500 feet into a gorge in the Tamhini Ghat on the Pune-Raigad border. The crash is believed to have occurred on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. After an arduous search in treacherous terrain using drones and a team of trekkers, the six bodies and the vehicle were recovered late Thursday evening. The deceased have been identified as Punit Sudharak Shetty, 20; Sahil Sadhu Gothe, 24; Mahadev Koli, 18; Omkar Sunil Koli, 18; Shiva Arun Mane, 19, and Pratham Shahaji Chavan, 22. According to the police, the group had left Pune at around 11.30 pm on Monday for a trip to Diveagar beach, when the accident took place. As the youth went incommunicado after a few hours of leaving home, their families lodged a missing persons report at the Uttam Nagar Police Station in Pune on Wednesday. Police launched a search operation on Thursday morning. CCTV footage and mobile location data helped investigators narrow their search to a hazardous section of Tamhini Ghat. Mangaon police inspector Nivrutti Borade said, "Bodies have been recovered after hours of search operations." Initial findings suggest that the SUV veered off a sharp curve and plunged almost 500 feet into the valley. Drone footage helped rescuers scan the dense, rocky landscape and locate the mangled vehicle and bodies inside the gorge. Uttam Nagar police coordinated with their Raigad counterparts, who brought in local trekking groups and drone teams to search the area. Rohan Khandare, senior inspector, Uttam Nagar Police Station, said, "A drone spotted the wrecked SUV deep inside the gorge below a dangerously sharp curve. The bodies were also detected nearby. The group had taken the Thar belonging to their friend, Sahil Bote, when the mishap occurred." He further said that the police were examining possibilities of speeding, mechanical failure, low visibility and slippery road conditions. "Tamhini Ghat is known for hazardous curves, especially during and after rainfall," Borade said....