Goa Drownings

A 22-year-old man is feared to have drowned after his car plunged into a river while evading another vehicle at a village in North Goa in the wee hours of Sunday, police said.

A five-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool located in a residential complex near Panaji during a birthday party, police said today.

A 29-year-old manager of a luxury hotel in South Goa was arrested on Saturday for allegedly drowning his wife at Cabo de Rama beach in Goa a day before, police said.

At least 15 people were saved from drowning in the sea at various beaches in Goa during the last four days while six missing children were reunited with their families, officials said on Wednesday.

The Indian Navy's Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) helped the Goa police locate and recover the body of a 43-year-old man who had drowned off South Goa coast, an official said on Saturday.

A 75-year-old woman tourist from Norway drowned in the sea waters near Morjim beach in North Goa district, police said on Thursday.

A 64-year-old Russian tourist drowned at Arambol Beach in North Goa district on Sunday. Sipo Nicolas was suspected to have suffered a heart attack, said a spokesperson of Drishti Marine, a private lifeguard agency.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said there will be a crackdown on drinking alcohol on beaches after two tourists, who were drunk, drowned atMorjim beach recently.

Goa Police on Saturday registered a case of "unnatural death" after two male tourists drowned at Ashvem-Morjim beach.

Swept out to the sea by strong waves, an armyman was seen hanging onto a hoist winched down by the Indian Coast Guard helicopter to airlift him off Goa coast today. A video footage released by news agency ANI showed the man trying hard to stay afloat even as the rough sea and strong currents made rescue efforts extremely difficult.

A tourist hailing from Madhya Pradesh drowned in Calangute beach in north Goa and his body was found today morning, police said.

In the wake of several incidents of drowning while clicking selfies at the beaches in Goa, the state-appointed lifeguard agency has identified 24 'no selfie' points along the coast.

Two tourists from Tamil Nadu drowned in two separate incidents while clicking selfies at popular Goa beaches, police said on Sunday.

Three tourists, including a police constable and his brother, from Akola in Maharashtra drowned in the Arabian Sea at the famous Calangute beach near here this morning, the police said. A group of 14 tourists from Akola arrived in Goa today by a train around 4 am, Calangute police inspector Jivba Dalvi said.

More than 30 hours after a bridge collapsed on the highway that connects Mumbai and Goa, the body of a bus driver has been located 100 km from the point of disaster. At least 20 other people remain missing, despite expert divers searching the river Savitri which runs 40 feet deep and is swirling with dangerous monsoon currents.

A 22-year-old man is feared to have drowned after his car plunged into a river while evading another vehicle at a village in North Goa in the wee hours of Sunday, police said.

A five-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool located in a residential complex near Panaji during a birthday party, police said today.

A 29-year-old manager of a luxury hotel in South Goa was arrested on Saturday for allegedly drowning his wife at Cabo de Rama beach in Goa a day before, police said.

At least 15 people were saved from drowning in the sea at various beaches in Goa during the last four days while six missing children were reunited with their families, officials said on Wednesday.

The Indian Navy's Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) helped the Goa police locate and recover the body of a 43-year-old man who had drowned off South Goa coast, an official said on Saturday.

A 75-year-old woman tourist from Norway drowned in the sea waters near Morjim beach in North Goa district, police said on Thursday.

A 64-year-old Russian tourist drowned at Arambol Beach in North Goa district on Sunday. Sipo Nicolas was suspected to have suffered a heart attack, said a spokesperson of Drishti Marine, a private lifeguard agency.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said there will be a crackdown on drinking alcohol on beaches after two tourists, who were drunk, drowned atMorjim beach recently.

Goa Police on Saturday registered a case of "unnatural death" after two male tourists drowned at Ashvem-Morjim beach.

Swept out to the sea by strong waves, an armyman was seen hanging onto a hoist winched down by the Indian Coast Guard helicopter to airlift him off Goa coast today. A video footage released by news agency ANI showed the man trying hard to stay afloat even as the rough sea and strong currents made rescue efforts extremely difficult.

A tourist hailing from Madhya Pradesh drowned in Calangute beach in north Goa and his body was found today morning, police said.

In the wake of several incidents of drowning while clicking selfies at the beaches in Goa, the state-appointed lifeguard agency has identified 24 'no selfie' points along the coast.

Two tourists from Tamil Nadu drowned in two separate incidents while clicking selfies at popular Goa beaches, police said on Sunday.

Three tourists, including a police constable and his brother, from Akola in Maharashtra drowned in the Arabian Sea at the famous Calangute beach near here this morning, the police said. A group of 14 tourists from Akola arrived in Goa today by a train around 4 am, Calangute police inspector Jivba Dalvi said.

More than 30 hours after a bridge collapsed on the highway that connects Mumbai and Goa, the body of a bus driver has been located 100 km from the point of disaster. At least 20 other people remain missing, despite expert divers searching the river Savitri which runs 40 feet deep and is swirling with dangerous monsoon currents.