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Calangute: Nineteen people, including five foreigners, were rescued from drowning by Drishti lifesavers off Goa’s beaches over the weekend as strong rip tides and currents swept through the waters.
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Multiple rescues at Calangute beach saved tourists from Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.
A 14-year-old from Tamil Nadu caught in a rip current was rescued by lifesavers Rakesh Kumar and Sanjay Yadav.
In a freak incident, five persons from Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh were saved after one person from the group started drowning.
At Candolim, two Kashmiri men in their mid-30s were rescued from a rip current by lifesavers using a rescue board and rescue tubes to safely bring the duo back to shore.
At Baga, a 13-year-old Russian girl caught in a rip current off the beach was rescued by a lifesaver with a rescue board.
Two Kazakhstani couples, who were swept 50 metres into the sea, were brought safely ashore at Arambol.
A middle-aged Russian couple, was rescued after being dragged 40 metres into the sea at Morjim by a sudden flash rip current which suddenly forms in the sea endangering swimmers. A 27-year-old tourist from Jaipur was rescued at Mandrem.
At Palolem river, a 28-year-old from Ponda was rescued by a friend after nearly drowning while a 32-year-old woman and an 11-year-old boy, both from Goa, who were stung by a jellyfish off Agonda beach were administered first aid.
