Panaji: Goa witnessed three rescues today. A couple hailing from Mumbai were rescued at Arambol by Drishti Lifesavers while a male was rescued at Palolem during a kayaking accident. This is the fourth kayak related rescue in the last month.
At around 16:40 hrs at Arambol, a couple in their thirties entered into the waters wearing their personal life jackets. After a while, the duo felt comfortable and took off their life jackets and continued to swim. A short while later Drishti lifesaver Manoj Parab noticed the couple gesturing for help as they seemed to have got caught in a rip current and rushed to help. Drishti lifesaver Jitendra too moved in to assist. Lifesaver Manoj secured one victim with the rescue tube while the other was secured by Jitendra and brought safely to shore.
In another incident that took place at around 17:15 hrs, a 30 year old male from Bangalore went kayaking in the open sea at Palolem beach. Due to the choppy waves the waters began entering the kayak. This led to the victim panicking as he gestured for help. Drishti lifesaver Ramesh Velip who was patrolling the beach immediately got onto the Jetski and rushed to help the victim. He secured the victim on the Jetski and brought him back to safety.
