Two National Coast Guard (NCG) lifeguards from Trou d’Eau Douce rescued three people who were in trouble at Passe Moulin in Palmar Lagoon late Sunday afternoon, April 3. The three survivors are a 32 year old web developer and a 21 year old student of the University of Mauritius, both residents of Quartier-Militaire, as well as a 24 year old Beaubassinoise, a diving instructor in a hotel.
It was a police officer of the NCG of Mahébourg, who gave the alert of this incident at sea to the personnel of the NCG of the Eastern Division. A team of the NCG and Trou d’Eau Douce and that of Belle-Mare, under the supervision of Inspector Aubeeluck, immediately went out.
When they arrived at Palmar beach, they saw three people in trouble in the water at a place called Passe Moulin, known as a dangerous swimming area.
They were brought to shore safely by lifeguards Juggoo and Beeharry of the Trou d’Eau Douce NCG. The three survivors were conscious, except for the young woman who had difficulty breathing. They were taken to the Dr. Bruno Cheong Hospital in Flacq for treatment and later returned home.
On the other hand, in the morning of the same day, a 74 year old French woman was pulled out of the lagoon of Pereybère by volunteers, when she was in difficulty at a distance of six meters from the shore. The septuagenarian, who arrived in Mauritius on Wednesday 30 March, was due to return to her country on Tuesday 5 April. She was given first aid before being transported to a clinic in Grand-Baie, where she was placed under observation. Her condition is considered stable.
