Archive · 13 Aug 2026
Tourists' Car Stuck in Sand Rescued at Kalamb Beach
Some people on holiday drove their car onto a sandy beach in India.
The car got stuck in the soft, wet sand.
The sea water was coming in, and the car could have been covered by the waves.
The people in the car tried to push it out, but they could not.
They asked people who live nearby for help.
The local residents worked together and pulled the car out of the sand.
It took about half an hour to free the car.
The car was saved just before the rising water reached it.
The people who live there say tourists should be more careful and not drive cars onto the beach.
A tourists' car got stuck in soft, marshy sand at Kalamb Beach in Virar West on Thursday morning.
The vehicle became trapped around 9 am near the 'Mini Goa' area between Kalamb and Bhuigaon beaches.
The tourists had attempted to drive from Bhuigaon Beach to Kalamb Beach through the creek route at low water level.
Local residents rescued the car after nearly half an hour of effort, pulling it out before the rising tide could reach it.
Residents urged tourists to follow local warnings and avoid driving vehicles onto the beach, citing past incidents of vehicles being submerged.
- Who
- Tourists (a driver and friends) whose car got stuck, local residents who carried out the rescue, and local resident Adv. Anand Gharat who commented on the incident.
- What
- A tourists' car got stuck in soft, marshy sand at Kalamb Beach and was pulled out by local residents before the rising tide could submerge it.
- When
- Thursday morning, around 9 am, on August 13, 2026.
- Where
- Kalamb Beach, near the 'Mini Goa' area between Kalamb and Bhuigaon beaches, Virar West, Palghar.
- Why
- The tourists attempted to drive from Bhuigaon Beach to Kalamb Beach through the creek route while the water level was low, and the vehicle sank into the soft, marshy sand.
- Incident
- Tourist car stuck in muddy, marshy sand
- Location
- Kalamb Beach, Virar West, Palghar
- Date
- August 13, 2026
- Time
- Approximately 9 am
- Rescue effort
- Local residents, about 30 minutes
- Area
- 'Mini Goa' area between Kalamb and Bhuigaon beaches
- Outcome
- Car pulled to safety before rising tide reached it
- Warning
- Locals urge tourists not to drive vehicles onto the beach