Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI: A 60-year-old man from Karnataka was bitten by three stray dogs at south Goa’s Benaulim beach on Sunday, even as six missing children were united with their parents over the last weekend, that also witnessed one double rescue and multiple single rescues conducted by Drishti Marine lifesavers along the state’s coastline.
Benaulim beach: After three stray dogs attacked the Karnataka native who was stepping into a shack at the Benaulim beach, the injured person was administered first aid to his right leg, which was bitten by the canines. He was later handed over to medical personnel from the 108 emergency services for further treatment.
Betalbatim beach: A 21-year-old man from Rajasthan, who had waded around 70 metres into the sea with the help of a bodyboard — a shorter version of a surfboard — and was unable to find his way back to the shore, forcing lifesaver Sarvesh Gaonkar to step in and rush to the aid of the struggling person with the help of a rescue tube. At the same beach, a Russian man, who was assisting watersports operators with relocating a jetski, got a cut to his left leg in the process. He was administered first aid on the spot, before the watersports operator took him to a local hospital for further treatment.
Baga beach: Two Russian tourists, a man and a woman, both in their thirties, were rescued by lifesavers after they got caught in a rip current off Baga beach. The beach also witnessed the rescue of a 33-year-old man from Ahmednagar. The person had waded into the water with a friend, but was unable to exit the water after he was caught in a rip tide. Drishti Marine lifesavers Ankur and Sandesh Paryekar rushed to his rescue with a rescue board and a jetski, respectively and brought him ashore.
Calangute beach: The popular North Goa beach witnessed the rescue of a 32-year-old person from Madhya Pradesh, who was saved from drowning by lifesaver Rohit Hirnayak. The lifesaver conducted the mission with the help of a rescue board. An eight-year-old from Hubli, in Karnataka, was also reunited with parents by Drishti Marine lifesavers after the latter reported the child missing on the adjoining Candolim beach. The child had accidentally strayed onto the adjoining Calangute beach, after separating from parents.
Candolim Beach: Two children, aged five and 11 years, from Chhattisgarh, were reunited with their parents at Candolim beach, after they went missing. The children, who had accidentally separated from their parents, were found wandering on the beach by themselves by lifesaver Sunil Matondkar. The two children were handed over to the parents after completing formal identification formalities.
