A woman tourist was saved by a lifeguard from drowning in the sea near the Swargadwar here on Thursday. The woman was identified as Nilabati Sahoo, a resident of Tihidi in Bhadrak district.
Reports said Nilabati along with her family was bathing in the sea in the morning, when she was swept away nearly 100 metre by a strong sea current.
Acting quickly, a lifeguard jumped into the sea and managed to rescue the woman with a tube. Following primary treatment, her health condition is stated to be normal.
This was the second such incident in the Puri sea this week where the lifeguard saved the life of tourists. On October 7, a youth was rescued from meeting watery grave in the sea.