SRI LANKA COAST GUARD RESCUED AN ISRAELI AT MIRISSA BEACH

An Israeli male was saved whilst dragging and drowning at Mirissa public beach by the lifesavers of Sri Lanka Coast Guard on 22^nd October 2023.

The 64 years old Israeli national has visited Mirissa beach in the evening for a sea bath. When he was bathing, suddenly he was dragging away and drowning due to heavy sea currents. The alerted lifesavers attached to Mirissa Lifesaving Post observed the incident and took immediate actions to rescue the victim and bring him ashore safely.

It is commendable that, Sri Lanka Coast Guard has rescued 215 invaluable lives including 94 foreign nationals during the year 2023 up to now.