Tourist Boat Capsizes Near Goa's Calangute Beach, Leaving One Dead and 20 Rescued
A suspected engine malfunction caused the boat to overturn 60 meters from shore, with lifeguards rescuing passengers, including children and a family of 13.
- The incident occurred around midday near Calangute Beach in North Goa, caused by a suspected engine malfunction.
- A 54-year-old man drowned, while 20 passengers, aged between 6 and 65 years, were rescued by lifeguards.
- Among the passengers were 13 members of a single family from Maharashtra, with six critically injured individuals requiring hospitalization.
- Two passengers were not wearing life jackets, complicating rescue operations carried out by 18 Drishti Marine lifesavers.
- Authorities have registered a case of unnatural death by drowning and launched an investigation into the incident.
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