Panaji, Jan 21 (PTI) Two tourists from Afghanistan and one from United Kingdom and three others were rescued off the coast of Goa on Tuesday, a tourism official said.

The Afghans were rescued off Anjuna beach while the Briton and a 33-year-old man from Bengaluru were saved in Benaulim beach in south Goa, he said.

The fifth rescue was of a 21-year-old man from Haryana from a lake in Arambol, he added.

Drishti Marine, the private agency mandated to deploy lifeguards at Goa beaches, said 30 people have been rescued since the start of the new year.

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