Mangalore, September 23: Three young tourists from Bangalore were saved from drowning at Panambur Beach here on Sunday thanks to the timely intervention of lifeguards of Panambur Beach Tourism Development Project (PBTDP).
The rescued have been identified as Shah Rukh, Yasir and Naveen, all three students and aged around 22 years.
The incident occurred at around 8:30 am. The trio, among four member team, which had come to Panambur beach, consistently ignored warnings of lifeguards while frolicking in the water and was sucked away by a rip current even before they could react.
Lifeguards who spotted the trio flailing in the sea immediately dived in after them and brought them ashore.
"All three are fine," said Yathish Bykampady, CEO of PBTDP.
They were not paying heed to warnings from the lifeguards about rip currents in the area and they almost paid for it with their lives but for their timely intervention, said a lifeguard, adding that such incidents are now commonplace.
"On many occasions, people, especially youth whom we have saved from drowning at the beach have gone back home and claimed they have never gone to the beach," he said.
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