5 tourists drown in rough sea in Calangute early morning

There were no lifeguards on the beach.

Three bodies were recovered till the news went on air. 2 are still missing.

The group of 14 tourists from Akola district of Maharashtra reached Goa by railway at 4 o’clock in the morning and they were at the Calangute beach by 6 o’clock.

In spite of bad weather, they entered the rough sea.

The lifeguards told Goa365 that their duty begins at 7.30 in the morning and they are on the beach till 8 o’clock at night.

There was no lifeguard on the beach when this incident happened.

The rescue team of Drishti lifeguards managed to fish out three bodies. But two of them went missing.

Police do not know whether these tourists were drunk. But Calangute MLA Michael Lobo claims they came to the beach with liquor bottles.