Fisherman goes missing after Gillnet boat accident

Mangaluru: One fisherman is missing while four others were rescued after a gillnet boat capsized due to strong winds off the Panambur coast here on Saturday, September 11.

In the accident in which five fishermen faced peril, four were rescued.

The fisherman who went missing happens to be Shariff.

The rescued fishermen are Abdul Aziz, Intiaz, Sinan, and Firoz.

The boat had ventured into the sea this morning and the mishap took place at around 7.30 am. A rescue operation has been launched for the missing fisherman, the sources said.