1 Dead, 20 Rescued As Tourist Boat Capsizes Off Calangute Beach In Goa

At least one person was killed and 20 others were rescued after a tourist boat capsized in the Arabian Sea off Calangute beach in North Goa on Wednesday. Police said the the incident occurred around 1:30 pm. "A 54-year-old man died and 20 others were rescued and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment after the boat they were travelling in capsized," a senior police official said, as quoted by news agency PTI.

Except for two passengers, all others were wearing life jackets, the official said. The passengers included children as young as six years old and women, he stated. A spokesman of Drishti Marine, a government-appointed lifesaving agency, said the boat capsized around 60 metres away from the coastline, resulting in all the passengers falling off into the seawater.

A family comprising 13 members from Khed in Maharashtra was among the passengers on board, he said. After seeing the boat getting capsized, a personnel of Drishti Marine rushed to aid and called for backup, he said. "In all, 18 on-duty lifesavers rushed to the aid of the struggling passengers and brought them to shore safely," he said, as quoted by PTI.