Two sustain cuts from glass bottles at Baga beach over long weekend

Two sustain cuts from glass bottles at Baga beach over long weekend

Panaji, April 2024: Two persons, one of them a male tourist, were treated for injuries in two separate incidents at the popular Baga beach by Drishti Marine lifesavers, caused by cuts sustained from glass bottles over the long weekend.

At Baga beach, a 41-year-old man from Mapusa was injured during a scuffle with a tourist. Drishti Marine lifesavers administered first-aid to the injured person at the lifeguard tower on the beach, before he was transferred to the care of medical personnel. The police were notified of the incident.

In another incident at Baga beach, a 36-year-old man from Karnataka was accidentally hit on the head with a glass bottle thrown by another group of tourists swimming nearby, sustaining a cut to his head. Drishti Marine lifesavers administered first-aid and informed the police about the incident.

A woman from Nashik suffered a minor cut to her leg after stepping on a sharp object while wading into the water off Baga beach. Lifesavers provided first-aid and she was subsequently sent to the hospital for further treatment.

A 26-year-old woman from Bardez fell in the water and injured her back at Morjim beach. With a suspected spinal injury, she was rescued by patrolling lifesavers Dattaram Chavan, captain Ketan Nagavekar, supervisor Ragvendra Kaskar, jeep driver Sahadev Narvekar and patrolman Sachin Aarondekar and handed over to the medical personnel.

Two missing children were reunited with their parents and a missing adult was reunited with his friends, during the extended weekend. At Calangute beach, a five-year-old girl from Maharashtra was reported missing, before she was located by a Drishti Marine lifesaver. Her parents were subsequently traced and she was handed over to them after formal identification.

Similarly, a boy from Ponda, separated from his family at Colva beach, was handed over to lifesavers by a concerned beach visitor. The child was later reunited with his parents, who were located by the police after an extensive search at the beach, which was conducted with the help of a Drishti Marine jeep.

A 22-year-old man from Punjab was reported missing to a nearby lifesaver by his two friends, who embarked on a search for him to no avail. However, the man who was reported missing later appeared at the lifeguard tower himself, this time to report his friends missing. The trio was subsequently reunited.

There was a single rescue reported during the weekend at Hollant beach in South Goa. A 22-year-old man from Bengaluru entered deep waters and was unable to swim ashore. He was brought to shore by lifesaver Hanumanta Harijan, who rushed into the water with a surfboard upon hearing his calls for help.