Panaji, November 3 -- Drishti Marine lifesavers rescued 11 persons from various Indian states from drowning off Goa's coastline over the weekend, with the lifesavers conducting four double rescues and three single rescues, while also managing to trace a missing child at the popular Arambol beach in North Goa.
Baga beach: A 21-year-old male from Tamil Nadu got caught in a rip current while swimming off the beach. Lifesaver Subham Paik rushed into the water and successfully brought the victim safely back to shore.
Calangute beach: A 42-year-old man from Karnataka got caught in a rip current while swimming off the popular beach. Lifesavers Vinod Gaonkar, equipped with a rescue board and Subham Mukhiya, with a rescue tube, immediately rushed into the water and safely brought the victim back to shore.
Candolim beach: Two men, aged 19 and 20, from Hubli, ventured into deep water off Candolim beach and were pulled in by a rip current. Lifesaver Saifhul Baidya responded swiftly using a rescue board and successfully rescued both victims, bringing them safely back to shore.
Morjim beach: Two middle-aged male tourists from Haryana and Bihar were swimming off Morjim beach when they found themselves trapped in a rip current. Lifesaver Vinod Salelkar responded immediately to their plight with a rescue board and successfully brought both victims safely back to shore.
Arambol beach: A male child, aged 11, from Pune, was reported missing from Arambol beach. Lifesavers stationed at the North Goa beach immediately launched a search operation before Drishti Marine lifesaver Chetan Bandekar located the child some distance away on the beach. The child was safely handed over to his father in the presence of police personnel and beach warden.
Agonda beach: A woman, aged 37, and a man, aged 40, both from Bengaluru, were caught in a lateral rip current while swimming. Lifesavers Satyavan and Ratnakar Velip immediately responded and successfully rescued them, bringing both victims safely back to shore.
Dudhsagar waterfalls: Two men from Andhra Pradesh, aged 21 and 24, were rescued after one of them, who was not wearing a life jacket, began panicking while swimming. Noticing his panic, his friend jumped into the water in order to help, but both of them started drowning. Noticing their plight, Drishti Marine lifesavers Niraj and Sagar rushed to their aid using a rescue tube and throw bag, successfully bringing them safely back to shore. In another incident at the iconic waterfall, a 44-year-old man from Gujarat twisted his left knee. Lifesavers Niraj and Maruti immediately rushed to his aid, administering first aid at the scene, placing him on a spine board and assisting in handing him over to his family for further medical attention.