{"id":87776,"date":"2022-08-16T20:38:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T15:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=87776"},"modified":"2022-08-16T20:38:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T15:08:38","slug":"5-individuals-including-a-4-year-old-boy-rescued-from-the-sea-over-the-long-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=87776","title":{"rendered":"5 individuals including a 4-year-old boy rescued from the sea\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0long weekend\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Goa Khabar: <\/span><span lang=\"EN-IN\">As tourists\u00a0flocked to\u00a0Goa to celebrate the long weekend that culminated with India\u2019s 75th Independence Day, Drishti\u2019s lifesavers were on high alert to\u00a0monitor\u00a0the increasing number of individuals on the beaches.\u00a0\u00a0Over the long weekend, five individuals were rescued \u2013 three in\u00a0Palolem, and one each in\u00a0Benaulim\u00a0and\u00a0Sinquerim.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">With the monsoons still on, the state continues to experience\u00a0rough weather conditions including strong underwater currents, high\u00a0waves,\u00a0and rains. All beaches in Goa continue to be closed for swimming. However, people continue to venture into the waters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">A group of three young individuals, two males, and one female, aged between 22 and 24 while on a short swim\u00a0in\u00a0Palolem\u00a0river were overcome by a strong current that left them stunned and helpless looking for reprieve amid their ordeals. Unable to hold themselves together the three were split in different directions shouting for help. The Drishti lifesavers spotted the three and rushed to the struggling individuals caught in the bad current. With the help of a rescue tube one individual was secured by the lifesaver Ashok and the other two were secured by the two lifesavers, Nilesh and Jayesh who\u00a0initiated\u00a0the rescues on two jet skis. The three individuals were brought back to shore and medical care was administered.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Meanwhile, at\u00a0Benaulim, a 14-year-old boy enjoying a bicycle ride on the beach lost control and accidentally fell from his bike at the edge of the shore. The boy found himself amid a strong current that swept him into the deep. The boy was seen trying to signal for help by throwing his hands in the air. The Drishti lifesaver, Sagar noticed this and secured the boy with a rescue tube bringing him back to shore. The lifesaver helped the boy pick up his bike and safely guided him to the beach exit.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">In\u00a0Sinquerim, a 4-year-old boy\u00a0and\u00a0his family\u00a0were in the waters when they were\u00a0overcome by a strong wave. The young\u00a0lad\u00a0got separated from the family and was pulled into the rough waters. Observing the situation unfold, the Drishti lifesavers rushed to the aid of the young boy and brought him back to shore with the help of the rescue tube. Following a medical check-up, the lifesavers found the boy in a state of shock. The boy\u2019s situation reverted to normal after he was rushed to the nearest paediatric healthcare provider with the\u00a0assistance\u00a0of the lifesavers on duty<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Goa Khabar: As tourists\u00a0flocked to\u00a0Goa to celebrate the long weekend that culminated with India\u2019s 75th Independence Day, Drishti\u2019s lifesavers were on high alert to\u00a0monitor\u00a0the increasing number of individuals on the beaches.\u00a0\u00a0Over the long weekend, five individuals were rescued \u2013 three in\u00a0Palolem, and one each in\u00a0Benaulim\u00a0and\u00a0Sinquerim.\u00a0 With the monsoons still on, the state continues [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25169,"featured_media":87777,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3741,155],"tags":[3794],"class_list":["post-87776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-155","tag-featured"],"read":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87776","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=87776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/87777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=87776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=87776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=87776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}