Fire Officer Anandappa N. told The Hindu that the rope tied around the deceased’s waist helped rescue personnel locate him.
The body of Nigam Kumar was recovered from Vilangad river after a four-day search with the support of various rescue teams
The tribals were told to hold Gram Sabhas, preventing fishing in the river during the monsoon to prevent untoward incidents.
According to locals, a group of five persons, identified as Lakshmi, Bharathi, Suseela, Balaraju and Ramesh have drowned while they were fishing with the hand-held fishing nets.
N. Balaji, A.M. Sheikh Abdullah, and S. Alagurajan, were residents of Tiruchi who were killed in the Vietnam boat accident
Braving high seas and rough weather, fishermen along the Visakhapatnam coast weather many a storm to eke out a living. But this time, the bad weather and the high seas have swallowed six fishermen, leaving their families in dire straits, writes V. Kamalakara Rao
The accident occurred near the Kodleri bridge at Poomangalam when the child had accompanied his relatives to the stream for washing clothes and bathing
Witnesses say the boat may have been carrying more than 200 passengers.
The incident occurred on June 30 at Kadamwak Wasti in the Loni gram panchayat area