NEW DELHI: YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia, known online as BeerBiceps, was rescued from a near-drowning incident in Goa on Christmas eve. Allahbadia said that he and his girlfriend were swimming in the ocean when they were caught in an underwater current.
Allahbadia recounted the experience in an Instagram post on Christmas. He and his girlfriend, both experienced swimmers, were struggling against the current.
“Merry Christmas to you all, from Goa. It’s been the most eventful Christmas of my life. Gonna be very vulnerable in this write up. We’re perfectly fine & well now. But yesterday at 6:00 pm or so, my girlfriend and I had to be rescued from a bit of a situation,” wrote Allahbadia.
“We both love swimming in the open ocean. I’ve been doing this since I was a kid. But yesterday we got swept away by an underwater current. This has happened to me before but I’ve never been alongside a companion. It’s easy to swim out of one alone. It’s very hard to pull someone out with you,” he said.
“After a 5-10 minute struggle, we called for help and were promptly rescued by a family of 5 swimming nearby. We’re both good swimmers but the fury of nature is such that it WILL test your limits at some point. A casual, fun dip in the waves was interrupted by an underwater current that toppled both of us. The next thing we knew was that we were both struggling to stay afloat,” the post further read.
Sharing a number of photos from their trip, Ranveer narrated the ordeal and said, “There was a point during the ordeal where I swallowed a lot of water and started fading away a little bit. That’s when I decided to shout for help. Deep gratitude to the family of the IPS officer husband and IRS officer wife who saved us both.
“This experience left us feeling both blank as well as grateful. We felt the protection of God throughout the incident. As we moved into today’s Christmas, we’re simply full of gratitude for being alive. Almost feel like this one life experience has changed my perspective towards living,” he said, not revealing his girlfriend’s identiy in the post.
“Writing this because I’ve always shared these moments with you all. Full of emotion and gratitude today. A deep thank you and big hugs to each one of you reading this!
“I guess 2025 is going to be more blessed than ever. We lived for a reason! Merry Christmas to you all and to your families. Thank you God, for life!” Ranveer said, ending the post.
