PERNEM
A 27-year-old Russian woman was rescued at Arambol beach on Tuesday.
According to reports, the incident took place at about 3.25 pm when a Drishti lifesaver who was patrolling the beach stretch spotted a woman gesturing for help in the sea.
The lifesaver, Sakharam Bandekar, launched a jetski and rushed towards the woman.
On reaching her, he noticed that she was fatigued from the struggle to stay afloat and was in distress. He spoke to her and assured her that she would be fine. Once she had sufficiently recovered and was calm, he secured her to the jetski and brought her back ashore.
The Russian woman informed the lifesaver that she had ventured into deeper waters as she felt confident that she would be able to handle it. However, the waters were rough and the tide was strong. She tried to return ashore but found it difficult due to the rough sea.
Drishti, the state-appointed lifeguard agency, has advised beachgoers to stay away from the waters and rocky areas and cliffs along the coastline.
The rocks are slippery during this season and also wave height, intensity and frequencies are very high and one can easily get washed out.
