{"id":110225,"date":"2026-03-02T19:15:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=110225"},"modified":"2026-03-02T19:15:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:45:03","slug":"drishti-marine-lifesavers-aid-7-year-old-boy-in-dog-bite-case-at-colva-rescue-five-persons-from-drowning-over-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=110225","title":{"rendered":"Drishti Marine Lifesavers aid 7-year-old boy in dog bite case at Colva; Rescue five persons from drowning over the weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Goa Khabar : Drishti lifesavers quickly responded to a seven-year-old boy\u2019s call for help at Colva beach, after he was attacked by a dog, even as the lifesavers also managed to carry out three single rescues, one double rescue and also attended to two instances requiring medical assistance for beachgoers and locating a child missing at Baga beach.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Arambol beach:\u00a0<\/strong>Drishti Marine lifesavers saved two lives at the Arambol sweetwater lake in separate incidents. In the first case, lifesaver Vishnu Kunal carried out a single rescue using a rescue tube after a 46-year-old man swam deep into the lake and began drowning. In a second incident, on-duty lifesaver Harshad Chandekar rescued a 36-year-old tourist from Maharashtra, who had ventured into the water despite being a weak swimmer, and brought him safely back to the bank.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ashwem Beach:\u00a0<\/strong>A 13-year-old Russian tourist was rescued after she got caught in a low-tide flow rip while enjoying the waters off Ashwem beach. She was spotted in distress by lifesaver Hiren Keluskar, who rushed towards her in a rescue boat and secured her. Lifesaver Nagesh soon arrived on a jetski and brought her safely back to shore. No first aid was required. At the same beach, a beach waiter approached on-duty Drishti Marine lifesavers, when a male guest showed no sign of movement, while seated on a chair. The lifesavers rushed to the restaurant with oxygen and administered CPR for about 45 mins till the 108 ambulance and its personnel took the individual away for further medical attention.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Baga beach:<\/strong>\u00a0A four-year-old boy was found at the beach, by beach marshal Nilofer Usgaonkar and lifesaver Lokesh Tanwar. They took charge of the child and immediately called for a search for his guardians. After identifying his parents, the child was handed over to his parents in the presence of Goa Police personnel after following identity protocol.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Calangute beach:<\/strong>\u00a0Drishti lifesavers Amit Mahale,\u00a0 Ashwini Mahale and Amir Gaonkar provided medical assistance to an 87-year-old woman who had suffered a fall while on a beach walk. Suspecting a spinal injury, the lifesavers called the 108 ambulance, carried her on a spinal board and handed her over to medical personnel for further attention.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Colva beach:\u00a0<\/strong>While playing on Colva beach, a seven-year-old boy was attacked by a stray dog. The boy sustained a bite wound on his leg.\u00a0 Drishti Marine lifesavers stationed nearby, administered first aid to him and handed him over to his family, with advice to consult a medical professional immediately.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Palolem beach:<\/strong>\u00a0Two Goan youth, while kayaking around 400 mts from the shore, lost their balance and toppled into the water. Lifesaver Subhash Gaonkar, while on a routine patrol on the jetski, spotted them in distress and rushed to their help. He brought them both to shore safely, while ensuring their safety.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Goa Khabar : Drishti lifesavers quickly responded to a seven-year-old boy\u2019s call for help at Colva beach, after he was attacked by a dog, even as the lifesavers also managed to carry out three single rescues, one double rescue and also attended to two instances requiring medical assistance for beachgoers and locating a child missing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25169,"featured_media":88346,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,155],"tags":[3794],"class_list":["post-110225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-6","category-155","tag-featured"],"read":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=110225"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110226,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110225\/revisions\/110226"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/88346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=110225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=110225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=110225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}