CALANGUTE: An eight-year-old boy from Hyderabad had got separated from his parents at Baga beach was saved from drowning by lifeguards on the weekend.
The youngster was brought safely with a rescue tube to a nearby lifesaver tower and a search for his parents was initiated, and the child was reunited with his parents in less than half an hour, Drishti Marine said.
A five-year-old child from Bengaluru was also traced at Calangute beach and reunited with parents. At Baga, a 14-year-old girl from Bengaluru who had an ankle twist while playing in the water was administered first-aid. A 12-year-old boy from Bengaluru was also saved off Calangute beach after he was caught in a rip tide and was escorted to safety.
Baga beach also witnessed rescue incidents involving a 32-year-old man from Karnataka and a 45-year-old woman from Russia. The man found himself caught in a rip current and had to be rescued by a lifesaver with a rescue tube, while the Russian woman, who was also caught in a rip current was rescued using rescue gear. Two double rescues were reported at Calangute beach, involving two women aged 32 and 33, both from Maharashtra.and two men from Karnataka, aged 28 and 31 years. They were all stranded on a sandbar after being engulfed by water.
A 19-year-old boy from Karnataka was saved by a lifesaver using a surfboard after he ignored instructions to swim in designated zones and was later seen struggling in deeper sections of the sea at Calangute. Four middle-aged men who were caught in a rip current were also rescued.
Lifesavers aided in the nabbing of a thief who had stolen a tourist’s bag. The lifesavers alerted personnel of a water sports operation nearby, who caught the culprit who was handed over to the police.
Rescue incidents were also reported from Arambol and Anjuna beach.
