CALANGUTE: Lifeguards on the Calangute-Baga beaches rescued six tourists during the long Independence Day weekend.
On Monday, a 40-year-old tourist from Mumbai, who ventured into the sea at Calangute under the influence of alcohol was caught in a rip current and had to be pulled out of the water by lifesavers.
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In other incidents, a 24-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh who was at Calangute beach with a group of five friends on Monday found himself trapped in deep water and was unable to swim back. Lifesavers rushed to his rescue and brought him safely back to the shore.
On the weekend, two tourists aged 32 and 35 years from Mumbai and Karnataka respectively were rescued. Both had waded into deep water and were struggling to swim back to the shore.
A double rescue was also reported at Baga beach after two men from West Bengal, aged 34 and 26 were caught in a rough rip current and had to be brought back to the shore by lifesavers with the help of a rescue tube and a surfboard.
