PANAJI: Playing football by the beach almost turned fatal for a tourist from Kolkata, who was among the five persons rescued from drowning off Goa’s beaches by Drishti Marine lifesavers over the last weekend.
Cavelossim beach: A 23-year-old man from West Bengal was playing football with a friend at Cavelossim beach, when the ball accidentally landed in deep water. When the person waded into the water to retrieve the ball, he started to drown.
Lifesaver Prasad Velip who was on patrol nearby, immediately sprang into action, using a surfboard to reach the victim and bring him back to shore.
Morjim beach: A 51-year-old woman from Russia was saved from drowning off Morjim beach, after she could not navigate the strong sea current to reach back to the safety of the shore. Her calls for help caught the attention of lifesavers Vikas Chawan and Anand Parab, who used a surfboard and a jetski to reach the woman and bring her safely ashore.
Agonda beach: A husband’s desperate cries to save his drowning wife, led to the rescue of a 33-year-old woman from Hyderabad, who was caught in a strong current off Agonda beach. The couple were swimming in the water when they encountered a strong current, which the woman was unable to cope with. Her husband’s cries for help were heard by lifesaver Ratnakar Velip who quickly responded, entering the water with a rescue tube and bringing the woman safely back to shore.
Baga beach: A couple in their late 20s from Rajasthan were saved from drowning, after a powerful current pulled them apart and deeper into the waters off Baga beach. In a rapid response, lifesavers Kamlesh Tikkam, Ankur Choudhary and Sujan Nagvekar who were patrolling nearby, rushed to the rescue, armed with surfboards and rescue tubes, enduring the relentless current to reach the struggling couple and brought them ashore.
