CALANGUTE: Three lost children were traced and handed over to their families by lifesavers at Calangute beach over the busy weekend.
A 10-year-old boy from Punjab was found wandering all alone on Calangute beach. On-duty lifesavers traced his family on Baga beach, brought them to Calangute and completed the hand-over after following the identification protocol.
In two other incidents, a four-year-old girl from Maharashtra and a five-year-old girl from Hyderabad were reunited with their parents at Calangute beach after extensive searches.
The recent lost and found children cases bring the total number of children reunited on Goa’s beaches to 62 in 2024.
Meanwhile, four persons including a 11-year-old child, were rescued by lifesavers off Goa’s beaches over the squally weekend.
At Calangute beach, a man aged between 26 and 30 years, was rescued by a team of seven lifesavers after he entered waist-deep water and refused to come out. He was later handed over to the police.
First aid was administered to two individuals by lifesavers in separate incidents at Baga beach. A 35-year-old man from Solapur, Maharashtra, who sustained a cut from a glass bottle while swimming, was administered first aid. A 19-year-old woman from Karnataka got a cut on her nose while swimming, received first aid and was taken to a hospital in a private vehicle.
At Morjim river point, a 30-year-old woman from Karnataka was pulled in by a rip-current after entering the water. She was rescued by lifesavers with a rescue board and tube.
A 25-year-old man from Anjuna was secured with a rescue board after encountering a rip current.
