20 tourists rescued at Baga beach in Goa

Three Delhi-based youths, a Kolkatta-based family and a group of tourists from Ahmednagar in Maharashtra were among 20 tourists pulled out from sea at Baga beach by lifeguards in a rescue operation today. All the tourists were holidaying on the beach when they were pulled inside by a wave, an eye witness said.

The rescue operation at Baga beach, 20 kms away from here, lasted for ten minutes when lifeguards using the jet ski and other equipment brought all the tourists on shore. Three people from Pravara Medical College Loni, Ahmednagar, a family of four from Kolkatta, three Delhi-based youths and a Bangalore-based tourist were among those rescued.

The incident occurred between 2 pm and 2.10 pm. when Baga beach was crowded with tourists on a weekend day, Rajiv Somani, Chairman and Managing Director of Drishti group which runs beach management facility here, told PTI.