Three fishermen went missing after their fibre boat capsized off the Kasaragod coast at Nellikkunnu early Sunday morning. The boat with seven fishermen had gone for fishing from the Nellikunnu beach on Sunday morning. It met with the accident after being hit by a huge wave when it was crossing the Nellikunnu estuary.
The boat capsized and the three fishermen hailing from Kottikulam identified as Ratheesh, 32, Sandeep, 34, and Karthik, 28, went missing. The other four fishermen managed to swim to safety and were rescued by other fishing boats. They have been admitted to Kasaragod general hospital. A search has been launched for the missing people by Bekal coastal police, fisheries department and local fishermen. Coast guard units at Mangaluru and Beypore have also been alerted. Kasaragod MLA N A Nellikunnu, and officials of police, revenue and fisheries departments and officials and councillors of Kasaragod municipality reached the spot. The boat met with the accident after being hit by a huge wave when it was crossing the Nellikunnu estuary