Drishti Marine Lifesavers Trace Missing Inflatable Boat at Mobor; Missing Child Located at Calangute Beach

Goa Khabar: Drishti Marine lifesavers located a missing dinghy (a small, inflatable boat) that had disappeared from Mobor, while also tracing a missing child at Calangute beach during a weekend of heavy rainfall that lashed the state, resulting in lower beach turnout.

Mobor beach: In an interesting recovery, Drishti Marine lifesavers located a dinghy boat that had gone missing two months ago. The boat was found washed ashore at Mobor beach and was spotted by lifesavers during a patrol. The police were informed and after inspecting the damaged boat, they called the owner to the location to complete the identification procedure.

Calangute beach: An eight-year-old boy from Hyderabad, who was reported missing at the beach by his family, was located by Drishti Marine lifesavers. Lifesavers Suraj Sawant and Maphijhul Mistry launched a search operation using their official four-wheeler, scanning the beach and surrounding areas before locating the boy a short distance away. He was handed over to his family in the presence of Goa Police personnel and an on-duty beach warden.

Currently, Goa finds itself in the midst of heavy monsoons, which triggers high winds and rough waves in the sea, making it unsafe to swim. Swimming is banned off the coast of Goa during the monsoons. Drishti Marine has deployed more than 450 trained lifesavers and beach marshals across Goa’s major beaches, waterfalls and four inland water bodies to respond to emergencies and assist visitors.