MARGAO: An 11-year-old boy and a parasailing instructor were rescued at Varca beach on Saturday, after strong gusts of wind made it difficult for the duo to descend safely.
The incident occurred on Saturday evening, when the minor boy from Hyderabad was parasailing along with an instructor. During theirdescent, strong winds drove the boat – to which the parasailing gearis tied — out of control, resulting in the vessel drifting onto the shore, with the two persons and the airborne gear, still stranded inthe air.
Immediately sensing the risk, lifesavers, along with watersports operators and local residents, rushed to the stranded duo’s rescue.
Through a combined effort, they manually hauled the rope connected tothe parasail and carefully pulled the airborne apparatus and the two stranded persons, safely ground ward.
The entire rescue operation took around half-an-hour. Both, the boy and the parasailing instructor were brought back safely to the shore.
