Kasargod: Fisherman from Mangalore drowns near Manjeshwar
Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod (DV/VM)
Kasargod, Jul 30: In a tragic incident, a fisherman hailing from Baikampady in Mangalore drowned after his boat overturned near Udyavar, Manjeshwar here on Tuesday July 30.
The deceased has been identified as Keshav Kotian (55).
He was fishing on the boat 'Jala Kusuma' when the tragedy took place.
The boat is owned by Kishore Karkera. As per the information received, due to strong waves at the sea, the boat hit a rock and capsized.
Of the four people who were in the boat, three of them were rescued while Keshav got washed away by the strong currents.
Padmaraj, Shekar, Harish and Naveen are the fishermen who were rescued.
Keshav's body was later recovered from the same coast.