Mangaluru boat tragedy: Bodies of two other fishermen recovered, two still missing

Mangaluru: The dead bodies of two other fishermen, who were reported missing after their boat capsized at sea, were recovered on Wednesday, December 2.

The deceased are Chintan (21) a resident of Bokkapatna and Hussainar (25), a resident of Kasba Bengre.

The boat ‘Sri Raksha’, owned by Prashant, had ventured into the sea for fishing with 25 crew members at 5 am on Monday. The tragedy is said to have occurred the same day evening. Of the 25 people on board, 19 people had been rescued while six were reported missing.

Bodies of two fishermen identified as Panduranga Suvarna (58), Preetham (25), both residents of Bokkapatna Bengre were found on Tuesday.

A search operation is ongoing for the other two fishermen.