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Odisha rolls out Eco Retreat Parks, strengthens coastal tourism and safety
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Eco Retreat initiative aims to attract domestic and international tourists by offering curated nature-based experiences while generating local employment and supporting coastal safety through trained lifeguards. The newly inaugurated Watermanship and Lifeguard Institute at Ramachandi
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Russian tourist drowns at Yarada Beach in Visakhapatnam
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A Russian national drowned at Yarada Beach on Sunday afternoon after being swept away by strong sea waves, despite repeated warnings from lifeguards and the marine police not to venture into deep waters.
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Snehasish Ganguly, wife Arpita rescued after speedboat capsized in Puri; D
Updated : 1 year ago IST
On Saturday evening, Snehasish Ganguly and his wife Arpita were enjoying water sports on the Puri seaside. While enjoying the moment, the speedboat lost balance after being struck by a huge wave and capsized in the sea. After the incident, the lifeguards' quick action saved both lives.
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Calangute boat capsize: One Dead, two critically injured, 13 rescued
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
A boat capsized off Calangute beach on Christmas Day, leaving one dead and two critically injured. Drishti Marine lifeguards rescued 13 passengers, including a family from Maharashtra. Authorities are investigating the cause of the incident.
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Tourists flock to Goa to beat scorching heatwaves before advent of Monsoon
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Suneel Anchipaka, IAS, Director Tourism and Managing Director, GTDC spoke on the monsoon preparedness in the coastal belt and said, "Beach clearing agencies are in place, all the cleaning activities are taking place. Lifeguards are situated in various beaches. Few shacks have already started
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Visakhapatnam Corporation lifeguards save three lives who attempted suicid
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Commissioner CM Saikanth Verma said on Sunday that in two separate incidents, a man and two tourists who tried to commit suicide by going into the sea at RK Beach and Rishikonda Beach in Zones 2 and 4 of the Corporation, respectively, were rescued
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Dubai Municipality assigns integrated rescue crew across emirate beaches
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Dubai Municipality assigned an integrated rescue crew to beaches across the emirate of Dubai, consisting of 140 people, including 124 highly qualified lifeguards, 12 supervisors, and two assistant managers who are overseen by one operations manager.
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Lifeguards saved 10 from drowining at Mumbai's Aksa Beach
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Alerted lifeguards at Mumbai's Aksa Beach saved the lives of 10 people after they started drowning because of the high tides while taking bath in the sea on Sunday evening, said police.
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Three boys drown at Juhu beach, one body recovered
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 15 (ANI): One of the three bodies of boys that drowned in the sea at Juhu Chowpatty was recovered by the lifeguards at 5:30 am on Wednesday.
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Congress seeks intervention of Goa govt to resolve lifeguards' issue
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 1 (ANI): In the wake of the ongoing protest conducted by lifeguards of Goa here, Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Digambar Kamat has alleged that the state government has failed to keep up with its commitment to give justice to them.
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Four rescued from rocky area at Goa's Keri beach
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Keri (Goa) [India], July 27 (ANI): Lifeguards rescued two couples from a rocky area at the Keri beach in Goa during a rising tide.
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Goa's Drishti Marine lifeguards step in to feed stray animals amid lockdow
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], April 23 (ANI): Drishti Marine, Goa's lifeguarding agency, has stepped in to provide water and a daily meal to stray animals across the beaches of Goa and in the inlands too amid the lockdown.
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