Panaji, February 2025: Fourteen people were rescued from drowning off Goa’s coastline over the weekend, including three triple rescues. During the same period, Drishti Marine lifesavers provided first aid to four individuals, including a UK national bitten by a dog at Mobor beach, and reunited two children with their families.
Baga: A triple rescue was carried out at Baga beach, where three men in their early twenties from Maharashtra were saved by lifesavers Chandan Giri using a rescue board, Sourabh Kumar and Akash Fulkar with rescue tubes, and Vinod Gaonkar on a jet ski. Another single rescue incident took place at the same beach, where a 38-year-old man from Mysore was rescued by lifesaver Sundav Singh with a rescue board.
Agonda: Lifesavers conducted a triple rescue at Agonda beach, saving two Goan men, both aged 28, and a 30-year-old man from Bihar. The three individuals, playing with a frisbee in the water despite prior warnings, got caught in a rip current. They were brought to shore by lifesavers Bhikash Velip and Shekhar Velip with a rescue tube.
Mandrem: Three individuals from Mapusa—a 30-year-old man and two women aged 25 and 29—were rescued by lifesavers Jitan Girap with a rescue board and Vikas Masurkar on a jet ski after being pushed farther from shore by strong waves.
Calangute: Lifesaver Kartik Naik rescued two men, a 30-year-old from Maharashtra caught in a rip current and a 27-year-old from Karnataka, with assistance from Sanjay Yadav. An eight-year-old Nepali boy, missing from Calangute beach, was found at Candolim by Jaiprakash Chakraborty and safely reunited with his family.
Candolim: An inebriated 40-year-old man from Tamil Nadu sank underwater off Candolim beach but was swiftly rescued by Vikas Salgaonkar. Oxygen was administered before he was taken to Candolim Health Centre.
Colva: Lifesaver Paresh Gaude rescued a struggling 24-year-old man from Bengaluru. A 20-year-old man from Bihar, who sustained a head injury after jumping into shallow water, received first aid.
Majorda: A 41-year-old man from Jaipur sustained an internal leg injury and was unable to walk after the banana boat he was on flipped over. He approached lifesavers for aid and was transported in the Drishti Marine patrolling vehicle to a nearby medical facility for treatment.
Sinquerim: An individual felt ill due to fluctuating air pressure. The person was stabilized with a spine board by lifesavers Achani Pamega and Amir Gaonkar before being transported to a nearby hospital.
Mobor: A 64-year-old man from the United Kingdom sustained a bite on his thigh from stray dogs while jogging along Mobor beach. He was given first aid by lifesaver Sandesh Gaonkar and sent for further treatment.
Benaulim: An eight-year-old boy from Davorlim, Margao, was reunited with his family by lifesaver Srikant Velip.
