Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI: In a swift rescue operation, four visually-impaired tourists from Karnataka were saved from drowning by Drishti Marine lifesavers off Baga Beach in North Goa, on Friday evening.
Aged between 22 to 43, the persons – three men and one woman – were seated near the shoreline at Baga beach, when rising water levels unexpectedly pulled them into the sea. After the visually-impaired persons could not find their balance on an uneven patch of the sea bed, they struggled to stay afloat and started drowning.
Spotting them in duress, lifesavers Vinod Gaonkar, Fondu Gawas and Suryakant Paryekar immediately rushed to rescue them with surfboards and rescue tubes. All four persons were brought ashore to safety.
It may be recalled that several beaches in Goa, including the Baga beach stretch, had recently witnessed unusually high tidal movement, with sea water inundating several beach shacks along the coastline.
