Mangalore: Two students rescued from drowning

Mangalore, 08 Oct 2014: Life guards of Panambur Beach Tourism Development Project (PBTDP) rescued two students at Panambur beach on Wednesday.

 

Lifeguards swung into action on time and rescued two students from Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering. They have been identified as Veerbhadra, 19, s resident of Chikbanavara Soudaranalli, Bangalore North and Prasad R, 19, resident of N S Road Basavana Guddi, 4th Cross, Shimoga. They were among the six students from MITE, Moodbidri who visited Panambur Beach.

 

Beach project CEO Yathish Baikampady said the lifeguards saved as many as 94 persons, including Wednesday’s rescue, on the beach ever since the project started in 2008. "They were saved by life guards at 12.30pm," he said.

 

The group of six had entered the waters after arriving at the beach. Yatish said the students thought they were in shallow waters not understanding the rip currents that would drag them. "When life guards noticed that they were being dragged, they deployed the Jet Ski and ski boats to rescue the victims," he said.