Calangute: Five children were reunited with their families while vacationing on Goa’s beaches over the weekend. At Baga, Calangute, three different incidents of lost children being reunited with their families were reported, with a seven-year-old child from Hyderabad, a four-year-old girl from Karnataka and a 10-year-old boy from Goa located and handed over to their parents by lifesavers.
At Calangute beach, a seven-year-old boy from Mumbai was also reunited with his parents and the reunion was facilitated with public announcements made by lifesavers. A six-year-old boy from Belgaum was reunited with his parents at Varca beach.
This brings the total number of children reunited with their families across Goa’s beaches to 51 in the first four- and-a-half months of 2024.
In other incidents, a double rescue was also conducted off Baga beach where two friends from Bengaluru, aged 20 and 22, were caught in a rip current and were rescued by lifesavers with the help of a rescue board and tube.
A 26-year-old woman from Chandigarh who experienced breathing issues after falling into the water was administered oxygen and admitted to the primary health centre, Candolim, after stabilisation. A 26-year-old man who sustained a deep cut on his thumb while swimming was administered first aid and handed over to his friend.
