Panaji, Mar 4 (IANS): A Scottish woman drowned while an Israeli tourist was rescued from drowning in two separate incidents in Goa Monday, a spokesperson for a private lifeguard service provider said.
Sixty-nine-year-old Scottish tourist Marian Joys drowned while swimming in a no-swim zone off the Benaulim beach in south Goa, some 40 km from here, the spokesperson said.
In another incident, Israeli tourist Abdulla Mohazin (22) was rescued from drowning in a water pool at the base of Goa's highest waterfall Dudhsagar.
Goa, one of the popular beach destinations in the country, has a 105-km-long coastline.