NAGAPATTINAM: The severely decomposed bodies of three persons that had washed ashore off the Sirkazhi coast have been identified as those of the fishermen from Chennai, who were reported missing after they went fishing just before cyclone Vardah struck, said police on Thursday.
The highly decomposed bodies of three of the nine fishermen, who had ventured into the sea from Kasimedu in Chennai on December 11, had washed ashore near the Sirkazhi coast, 300 kms away from Chennai, between December 20 and 27, said the coastal security police.
On Wednesday, the missing fishermens kin were brought to Sirkazhi government hospital, where the body of one of the deceased was kept.
The body was identified as that of Nirmal Raj (25), who was part of the ill fated group.
The two others who were buried a few days back were identified as Raviselvam (55) and Vinod (23) with the help of photographs recovered from the deceased, police said.