{"id":88563,"date":"2022-11-10T19:17:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T13:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=88563"},"modified":"2022-11-10T19:17:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T13:47:56","slug":"476-rescued-along-the-coast-of-goa-since-the-start-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=88563","title":{"rendered":"476 rescued along the coast of Goa since the start of\u00a02022\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-IN\">~\u00a0There were\u00a091 cases of missing children this year. All\u00a0were reunited with their families\u00a0~<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-IN\">~\u00a0Calangute had the highest number of incidents this year with 131 incidents\u00a0~<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-IN\">~\u00a0October witnessed the highest rescues at 109\u00a0~<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-IN\">~ Over 6000 lives have been saved since Drishti commences operations in 2008 ~<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<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><\/strong><span lang=\"en-IN\"><strong>:<\/strong> Goa&#8217;s state-appointed lifesaving and rescue organisation, Drishti, has had a busy year in 2022, with the lifesaving force\u00a0rescuing 476\u00a0individuals\u00a0along the coast\u00a0from the months of Jan to\u00a0October\u00a0of 2022.\u00a0The rescues included\u00a0water-based\u00a0rescues, medical emergencies and first aid.\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"en-IN\">Several of the\u00a0water &#8211; based rescues\u00a0were double and triple rescues.\u00a0Unfortunately,\u00a04\u00a0indi<wbr \/>viduals succumbed to the waters.\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"en-IN\">The\u00a0month of\u00a0October\u00a0witnessed the highest rescues where\u00a0109\u00a0rescues were reported in the month followed by\u00a063 in\u00a0May\u00a0and\u00a053\u00a0in\u00a0January\u00a0this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"en-IN\">Of the total number of individuals involved in the incidents,\u00a0460\u00a0were Indian citizens including residents from the state, while\u00a016\u00a0foreigners were rescued during the year so far.\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-88564\" src=\"https:\/\/goakhabar-com.preview.jikut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/11.11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"269\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"en-IN\">A total of\u00a0107\u00a0individuals between the ages of 26 and 35 years were rescued.\u00a094\u00a0individuals rescued were from the age group of 19 to 25 years of age, while\u00a083\u00a0were below the age of 12 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"en-IN\">Drishti lifesaving team are first responders to any medical emergencies which may arise on the coast. In the last\u00a09\u00a0months,\u00a084\u00a0people were assisted to safety while first aid was administered to 28\u00a0individuals across\u00a0the designated\u00a0beaches\u00a0where the lifesavers are deployed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"en-IN\">From January to\u00a0October, there were\u00a091\u00a0cases\u00a0of missing children where young ones wander off away from their families while frantic parents and family members reach out to the lifesavers for help.\u00a0Drishti\u2019s alert team has successfully closed all reported missing child cases,\u00a0reuniting\u00a0the children\u00a0with their\u00a0parents. The busy month of\u00a0October\u00a0recording the highest number of\u00a0such\u00a0incidents at 24.\u00a0Calangute\u00a0beach which received\u00a0a large number of\u00a0footfalls\u00a0had the most missing\u00a0children\u00a0incidents\u00a0at\u00a0<wbr \/>33\u00a0cases, followed by\u00a0Baga\u00a0with\u00a024\u00a0and\u00a0Colva\u00a0with<wbr \/>\u00a04.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"en-IN\">Calangute\u00a0is witness to the highest number of incidents this year too with 131\u00a0incidents reported so far followed by\u00a085\u00a0in Baga,28\u00a0in\u00a0Arambol\u00a0while\u00a0Vagat<wbr \/>or\u00a0accounted for 22,\u00a0Candolim\u00a0accounted for\u00a019\u00a0,\u00a0and\u00a0Morjim\u00a0reported 15\u00a0incidents,\u00a0respectively. Meanwhile,\u00a0Ashwem\u00a0accounted for 12 while\u00a0Miramar\u00a0and\u00a0Sinquerim\u00a0<wbr \/>reported 11 incidents\u00a0respectively,\u00a0while\u00a0<wbr \/>in South Goa,\u00a0Palolem\u00a0reported 26\u00a0incidents\u00a0and\u00a0Colva\u00a0reporte<wbr \/>d\u00a017\u00a0incidents\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Drishti began operations in Goa in 2008. A total of 200 drowning cases occurred in 2007, the previous year which prompted the state government to take immediate measures and put together an efficient system. The service has led to a 99% reduction in deaths due to drowning and significantly improved the tourist experience in Goa. Over\u00a06,000\u00a0lives have been saved since then, due to intervention rescue operations<\/span><span lang=\"en-IN\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"en-IN\">\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; ~\u00a0There were\u00a091 cases of missing children this year. 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