Ongole boat capsize: two more bodies of T.N. fishermen wash ashore, toll rises to seven
A team of scuba divers from Visakhapatnam, along with personnel from Chennai, briefing local police and Marine Police officials on Friday after inspecting the capsized boat off the Kothapatnam coast in Prakasam district.
Bodies of two more fishermen washed ashore on Friday, a day after five bodies were traced after a boat carrying nine fishermen from Tamil Nadu’s Chennai capsized off Kothapatnam beach near Ongole, due to Cyclone Murasu. However, The search is still on for the remaining two fishermen using an aircraft. A team of scuba diving experts have also come from Visakhapatnam, along with local Marine Police officials and personnel from Chennai, to inspect the capsized boat.
According to Indian Coast Guard (ICG) officials, the two bodies were found near Vajjireddypalem and Singarayakonda villages of Prakasam district. After consulting with the officials from Tamil Nadu, they confirmed that the deceased were identified as Kuppan and Aravind.
The five bodies of fishermen, which were kept at the mortuary of RIMS Hospital in Ongole, have been identified as Mohan, Murugan, Vijayakanth, Pakkiri Samy and Kuppus.
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