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Man drowns off Benaulim beach

Colva: Manish Shanke, 32, died due to drowning at Benaulim beach on Sunday night. His body was recovered by Dristhi lifeguards around 11am on Monday.

According to police, the victim’s friend’s account stated that both of them had drunk alcohol at a restaurant in Borda, till late on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.

They later had tea at the KTC bus-stand and then went off to the beach. Shanke’s friend added that he fell asleep in the vehicle later and found the deceased missing when he woke up on Monday morning. On his subsequent walk on the beach, he saw a lifeguard retrieving a corpse.

The Drishti lifeguard who was on duty said that he spotted Shanke’s body floating in the sea about 100 metres from the shore. He retrieved the man and rushed to Hospicio.

Drishti also claims to have rescued a 40-year-old Russian tourist at Varca, and another 33-year-old tourist from Delhi at Colva.

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