Two More TN Fishermen's Bodies Wash Ashore In Boat Tragedy
The bodies were found along the shores of Ullalapalem in Singarayakonda mandal and Vajjireddypalem in Kothapatnam mandal.
Tirupati:Two more bodies of fishermen from the Tamil Nadu boat that sank off the Kothapatnam coast in Prakasam district washed ashore on Friday, taking the death toll to seven.
The bodies were found along the shores of Ullalapalem in Singarayakonda mandal and Vajjireddypalem in Kothapatnam mandal.
Nine fishermen were aboard the boat when it sank. Five bodies were recovered on Thursday and two more washed ashore on Friday. The remaining two fishermen are still missing.
Coast Guard and Navy personnel are continuing the search for the missing fishermen. The district administration has also initiated steps to retrieve the sunken boat.
Tamil Nadu finance minister Dr N. Marie Wilson reached Ongole and is monitoring the rescue and relief operations. The families and relatives of the deceased fishermen have also arrived in Ongole to take the bodies back home.
The district administration is making arrangements to hand over the bodies to their families after postmortem examinations at the Government General Hospital in Ongole.
