Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI: Seven persons were rescued from drowning and five missing children were traced and reunited with their guardians by Drishti Marine lifesavers across various beaches in Goa on Sunday. Lifesavers also administered first aid to a beachgoer during the day.
At Morjim beach, two kitesurfers aged 24 and 29 from Mumbai were rescued after getting into difficulty during a kite and windsurfing event while swimming. Lifesavers Navnath Ghatawal, along with Manish Narvekar and Raghvendra Kaskar on jetskis, brought both men safely ashore. In another incident at the same beach, a 24-year-old man from Vasco participating in the event was rescued after his gear detached and he fell into the water. Lifesavers also secured a stray kiteboard that had drifted from Morjim to Vagator and returned it to the organisers.
At Baga beach, a 64-year-old man from Assam was pulled out of a flash rip current after drifting into deeper waters while swimming. Lifesaver Sourabh Kumar used a rescue board to bring him back safely.
At Calangute beach, a 32-year-old man from Bengaluru was rescued after being caught in a flash rip current while swimming. Lifesaver Soma Lataye brought him ashore safely. The beach also reported multiple missing child cases, including a five-year-old girl from Delhi and an eight-year-old girl from Telangana, who were traced and reunited with their families. A seven-year-old boy reported missing was later found at another section of the beach and handed over to his parents.
At Colva beach, a seven-year-old child sustained a dog bite while playing near the water and was administered first aid before being taken for further care. Two separate lost-and-found incidents involving young children were also reported, with both children safely reunited with their families.
At Palolem beach, two men aged 26 and 27 from Punjab and Odisha were rescued after their kayak overturned nearly 700 to 800 metres into the sea. Lifesaver Sameer Kankonkar used a jetski to bring both victims back to shore.
