Kozhikode (Ker) Oct 13 (PTI) The body of one of the fourfishermen reported missing off Beypore coast when their vesselcapsized after it was hit by a ship, has been found, a navalofficial said.
The man has not yet been identified, they said, addingthat his body would be brought to Beypore around 9 PM.
He was part of a group of six fishermen who had set outfor the sea on the fishing boat 'Emmanuel' from Munambam nearKochi on October 11. Their boat started sinking around 8.00pm, police had said.
Two of them, Xavier (58) and Karthik (19), were rescuedby fellow fishermen in the vicinity. The duo and the injuredfisherman of another boat 'Govind', which rescued them, weretaken to a hospital in a Coast Guard vessel.
A Coast Guard release today said that search operationsare continuing to locate the four missing fishermen.
Coast Guard Ship 'Abhinav' from Kochi and a smallervessel (C-404) from Beypore were dispatched to the area of thesinking of the fishing boat this morning, it said.
A Coast Guard Dornier aircraft and a naval helicopterwere lso engaged in the search operation with three divers tocheck for the missing crew members, it said. PTI KV APR APR.
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