25 rescued over the New Year weekend

The new year weekend witnessed 25 rescues along the coast, with 14 rescues on the 1st of January and 11 rescues on 2nd Jan, 24 of which were from Calangute.

Goa has seen a surge in tourist arrival in December, especially the new year weekend, with most of the tourists headed straight for the beaches. In response to the increased tourist visits to the beach,

Drishti Marine

has deployed additional lifesavers across beaches in north and south Goa especially on popular beaches such as Calangute, Morjim, Arambol, Baga, Sinquerim,

Miramar

, Agonda, Benaulim,

Colva

, and

Palolem

.