Goa Govt to rescue the victims of destroyed foot bridge

Goa, May 20: As we know that, A footbridge has collapsed in Goa, which is used to cross the Sanvordem River here on Thursday evening. According to officials, the search operation was called off last evening, around 24 hours after it was launched, as the rescuers feel that the possibility of tracing more bodies was bleak.

While the rescue teams had found two bodies on the night of the incident, they had recovered another one last evening, which according to police, was that of the man who had jumped into the river to commit suicide before the bridge caved in Sanvordem village in South Goa.

“The district administration withdrew the search and rescue operation last evening. There seems to be no possibility of finding more bodies there,” Superintendent of Police (South) Shekhar Prabhudesai said today.



The multi-agency operation was being carried out by the state police, Indian Navy, National Disaster Response Force and Drishti Lifesaving Services, a private agency.

A senior district administration official said, "The search and rescue operation that continued for 24 hours, was finally called off last evening when the rescuers certified that the possibility of tracing any more bodies is bleak."

Around 50 people had gathered on the Portuguese-era bridge to watch the rescue efforts. Two persons had drowned, while around 20 swam to safety. Fourteen people were rescued and taken to nearby hospitals.

The bridge had been closed for traffic for the last four years.