Goemkarponn desk
Panaji: Three foreigners, including Afghan, French and Russian nationals, were rescued by Drishti Marine lifesavers off various beaches in Goa over the weekend.
At Ashwem Beach, a 64-year-old Russian was pulled into the deeper sections of the water while he was swimming off the beach. Drishti Marine lifesavers, Pratmesh Kubal and Sudhir Parab, noticed his struggle and rushed to his aid, bringing him back to shore with a jetski and rescue tube.
A French national was rescued off Agonda beach by lifesavers Vikas Velip, Bhikash Velip and Parshuram Pagi, who noticed him struggling to swim in the water. After he was brought back to shore, he informed the lifesavers that he was fatigued and unable to swim back.
At Baga beach, a 25-year-old Afghan national was swimming in the sea with a companion, before he ventured deeper and was unable to swim back. He signalled to the shore for help, forcing Mahadev Usapker, a Drishti Marine lifesaver, to rescue him.
In another incident, two persons from Sikkim and Bengaluru, between the ages of 25 and 27 years, were saved from drowning by Drishti Marine lifesaver Sant Parab with the help of a rescue tube and rescue board off Anjuna beach.
An 18-year-old man from Bihar was also rescued off Mandrem beach after he was caught in a rough current, following which lifesaver Ravindra Korgaonkar rushed to his rescue, while at Mandrem beach, Drishti Marine lifesavers, Vaibhav Chodankar and Suhas Gawas rescued a 41-year-old man from Bihar from drowning.
