Big-wave surfer wakes up from coma
September 6th, 2012 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 6 (IANS) Brazilian big-wave surfer Aldemir Calunga has regained consciousness after almost three days in a medically induced coma.Calunga suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest and deep lacerations ... Read more...
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Girl suffocates to death in hole dug at beach
August 28th, 2012 - 5:35 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Aug 28 (IANS/AKI) A 12-year-old Italian girl on vacation with her family in France died from suffocation in a hole she dug at a beach.The girl's death was confirmed ... Read more...
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7 sailors rescued off Goa beach
July 28th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 28 (IANS) A tragedy was averted when alert lifeguards rescued seven fishermen stranded aboard a malfunctioning fishing trawler off Goa's Colva beach.According to a spokesperson for Drishti Special ... Read more...
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Man twice attempts suicide in Goa, arrested
July 19th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 19 (IANS) Alert lifeguards in Goa twice prevented a 40-year-old man from committing suicide at two different beaches Wednesday and later handed him over to police.Rano Wagas from ... Read more...
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Swimmer drowns, two missing off Mumbai beach
July 1st, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) A teenager drowned while two others were missing after they went for a swim off Juhu beach here with their friends Sunday, police said.According to police, ... Read more...
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Will Timberlake accept ‘Baywatch’ film offer?
June 22nd, 2012 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 22 (IANS) Paramount is all set to adapt popular television show "Baywatch" into a movie and the producers are keen to rope in Justin Timberlake for ... Read more...
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Thane schoolgirl drowns in Lonavala school pool
June 4th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lonavala (Maharashtra), June 4 (IANS) A schoolgirl from Mumbai's suburb Thane drowned in a private school's swimming pool after she reportedly developed cramps in her legs, police said here Monday.The ... Read more...
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Two kids drown at Maharashtra beach
April 6th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), April 6 (IANS) Two children playing on Harne beach near the Ratnagiri district headquarters went too far into the sea and were drowned, police said Friday."Five children from ... Read more...
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Piranhas attack bathers in Brazil
February 22nd, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Brasilia, Feb 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A group of bathers were attacked by piranhas in South Brazil. Reports say about 20 of the victims had various wounds on parts of their bodies after ... Read more...
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Bathers attacked by carnivorous fish in Brazil
February 21st, 2012 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 21 (IANS/EFE) At least 20 people suffered slight injuries on their toes and fingers when they were attacked by carnivorous fish as they were bathing in ... Read more...
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US ‘drunk driver’ swims off to escape arrest
January 11th, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jan 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A suspected drunk driver believed he had escaped the law when he jumped into the sea and swam off. However he left a vital piece of ... Read more...
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Kazhak boy pulled into sea by strong waves
September 10th, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 9 (IANS) A five-year-old Kazhak boy was pulled into the sea by powerful waves off a Goa beach and rescuers have failed to trace him, police said Friday.According ... Read more...
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Teenager feared drowned off Mumbai’s Juhu beach
June 24th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) A teenaged boy is feared to have drowned off the Juhu beach here Friday when with his friends he went to see MV Wisdom, the ... Read more...
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Tourists not co-operating in molestation case: Goa Police
June 13th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 13 (IANS) Two unknown men who molested three tourists, including two foreigners, at the popular Candolim beach June 10, may go scot free as the victims were "not ... Read more...
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Naked US woman heading to nudist beach rescued from cliff
March 25th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 25 (ANI): A woman in US, who was heading to a nudist beach, had to be rescued by lifeguards after she got stuck trying to climb down cliffs in the ... Read more...
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Shark attacks tourist in Mexico
February 2nd, 2011 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
Cancun (Mexico), Feb 2 (IANS/EFE) A Canadian tourist was seriously injured when a shark attacked her off a beach in Cancun resort city in Mexico, officials said.The emergency management office said the ... Read more...
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Russian woman rescued from drowning in Goa
January 31st, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 31 (IANS) A Russian woman was rescued from drowning off Ashwem beach, a popular haunt for Russian tourists, lifeguards said.
A spokesperson for a lifeguard management agency responsible for ... Read more...
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David Hasselhoff goes back to his ‘Baywatch’ roots
January 4th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 4 (ANI): Former 'Baywatch' star David Hasselhoff surprised fans when he joined lifeguards in a rescue boat at Australia's Bondi Beach, wearing his famous red swimming trunks.The actor/reality TV star ... Read more...
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Goa’s lifeguards call off strike, get back to beaches
December 11th, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 11 (IANS) Goa's beaches are again safe for swimming as more than 300 lifeguards have called off their six-day old strike Saturday, a private beach management agency official said. ... Read more...
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British woman Ann Hauffe dies after drowning on a Californian beach
October 27th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
California, Oct 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 63-year-old British woman has died after drowning in California.Ann Hauffe and her friends were walking on the beach of the Californian beach when a giant wave ... Read more...
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Drunk Russian tourist saved on Goa beach
October 25th, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 25 (IANS) A Russian tourist, reportedly drunk, was rescued from drowning by lifeguards at Goa's popular Candolim beach Monday afternoon, officials said.Anton Bernladnikov, 27, who was staying at a ... Read more...
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Two drown at Maharashtra beach
September 26th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Two people drowned while five others were rescued Sunday at a beach in Maharashtra's Raigad district, police said here.
"The victims had gone to Kashid beach in Murud-Janjira town ... Read more...
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Two fishermen drown near beached ship
August 15th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 15 (IANS) Two people drowned while two others were rescued, when they were caught in a powerfull water current in close vicinity of a beached ship off Goa's Candolim beach ... Read more...
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The City Council Of San Diego Debars Offshore Boozing, Which Is Greeted With A Mixed Response
July 27th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, July 27, 2010 (Just Flashed): The city council of San Diego in America on Monday prohibited self-styled "floatopia' revelries in which individuals guzzle alcohol on inner tubes offshore. With this ... Read more...
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Sharks near US beaches create panic
July 18th, 2010 - 7:22 am ICT by IANS
New York, July 18 (IANS) Reports of the appearance of two, five-foot-long sharks near three beaches in New Jersey have created panic among the people.
The two sharks were seen Thursday about 50 ... Read more...
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95 percent drowning cases in Goan beaches due to alcohol
July 17th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 17 (IANS) If you are young, with a pale body, wearing a new ill-fitted tee shirt with 'Goa' conspicuously screen-printed on it, slightly tipsy and moving around on a beach ... Read more...
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Indian-origin teenager drowns while saving cousin
July 16th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) An Indian-origin teenager drowned during a family holiday when she tried to rescue her cousin from a drifting boat in a lake in Britain.
Fifteen-year-old Kajil Devi was at ... Read more...
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Goa hotel booked for French officer’s drowning
July 15th, 2010 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 15 (IANS) Goa Police Thursday booked authorities of a hotel in the beach village of Anjuna for negligence after a French naval officer drowned in its swimming pool a day ... Read more...
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Three feared drowned near Juhu beach
July 11th, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) Three youth were feared drowned at Mumbai's Juhu creek and three were rescued when they went on a picnic at the beach Sunday afternoon, police said.
"Six friends ... Read more...
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Heavy rains lash Mumbai, air, rail traffic affected
June 16th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, June 16 (ANI): Heavy rains and strong winds lashed Mumbai on Tuesday and Wednesday, hitting flight schedules.Flights arriving in the city are running 45 minutes behind schedule. Departing flights are ... Read more...
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High tide alert announced in Mumbai
June 15th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, June 15 (ANI): The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has advised people not to venture into the sea, as the city would witness high tides measuring about 4.70 metres till ... Read more...
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Two teens drown off Mumbai’s Juhu Beach
June 14th, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, June 14 (ANI): Two teenagers drowned off Mumbai's Juhu beach during high tide.The victims, aged 16 and 17 years, had come to the beach with a relative and were swept into ... Read more...
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Transgenders with boobs can go legally topless because they’ve male genitalia!
June 5th, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
New York, June 05 (ANI): Beach hoppers at Rehoboth Beach in Delaware, US, are not happy with transgender men going topless.A lot of people have apparently made complaints about men baring ... Read more...
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Three drown at Mumbai’s Aksa Beach (Lead)
April 14th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) Two teenagers and a 10-year-old drowned while five others were rescued at the Aksa Beach in northwest Mumbai Wednesday, police said, adding that they had ignored warnings by ... Read more...
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Three drown at Mumbai’s Aksa Beach
April 14th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) Two teenagers and a 10-year-old drowned while six others were rescued at the Aksa Beach in northwest Mumbai Wednesday, police said.
The group of nine youngsters from Jogeshwari were ... Read more...
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