Vizhinjam boat accident: bodies of two more fishermen recovered
The Hindu
Several fishing boats met with difficulties and capsized in torrential rain on Tuesday night
The death toll in Tuesday night’s fishing boat accident at Vizhinjam rose to three on Thursday with the Coast Guard and the Coastal Police recovering the bodies of two missing fishermen. The body of Joseph of Poonthura was recovered by the Vizhinjam Coastal Police with the help of local fishermen from Poovar on Thursday morning. The body was entangled in a ‘kambavala’ net used by fishermen, Coastal police Circle Inspector Elias P. George said. Shortly afterwards, the Coast Guard recovered the body of the second missing man, Shabariar, alias Xavier, from the sea off Vizhinjam. Shabariar is a resident of Kottapuram near Vizhinjam.More Related News
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