A 27-year-old tourist from Rajasthan was swept away by waves at Goa’s Arambol beach while filming in deep water, with search operations failing to locate him and police investigating the incident as an unnatural death.
The tourist was identified as Kamal Singh Vaghela. According to the FIR, he had travelled to Goa on Wednesday afternoon with five friends and later visited Arambol beach. Vaghela reportedly ventured about 60 metres into the sea while recording a video with his camera when he was swept away by the waves.
The incident took place on Wednesday evening. His friends and the authorities were unable to trace him after he was carried away, and the body remained untraced when the report was filed.
Lifeguards conducted search operations on Thursday along the Arambol coastline. The search did not locate Vaghela, according to the report. The operation highlights the difficulty of locating a person in open water after a sudden wave-related incident, although the available information does not specify the area covered or the equipment used.
Mandrem police registered a case of unnatural death following the incident. The FIR records the circumstances in which Vaghela entered the sea and was swept away, while further investigation is in progress.
Arambol is a public beach visited by tourists, making water access and visitor behaviour central to the incident. The police account states that Vaghela entered deep water while filming, but the supplied information does not indicate whether any warning, restriction or safety instruction was issued at the location before he entered the sea.
The case also places attention on the operational role of beach lifeguards during emergencies. Lifeguards began search operations after the incident, but no recovery had been reported by Thursday. The source does not provide details of additional agencies involved, weather or sea conditions, or whether the beach had been subject to any temporary safety advisory.
The investigation by Mandrem police will establish the sequence of events and document the circumstances surrounding Vaghela’s disappearance. Search efforts and the police inquiry remain the next official steps in the case.
