Four bodies of missing TN fishermen recovered in AP

Ongole : Four bodies of Tamil Nadu fishermen who went missing after their boat capsized in the sea off the Andhra Pradesh coast amid Cyclone Murasu recently have been recovered, a senior official said on Thursday. Prakasam District Collector P Raja Babu said that fishermen had set out to the sea from Chennai on October 29 and were advised to move their boats to safe locations in view of the approaching cyclone.

Accordingly, four boats were anchored along the Andhra Pradesh coast, with three at Ramayapatnam Port and one at Nizampatnam Port. “Four bodies of Tamil Nadu fishermen who went missing after their boat capsized off the Andhra Pradesh coast during Cyclone Murasu have been recovered,” Babu told PTI. A total of nine fishermen had gone missing and efforts were on to trace the rest, he said. Of the four bodies recovered so far, three washed ashore at Kothapatnam, while another was retrieved during search operations.

All four bodies were being shifted to the local Government General Hospital (GGH) mortuary. The Collector said he has spoken to Tamil Nadu officials, who were travelling to Andhra Pradesh.

Arrangements were also being made to bring the capsized boat to the coast. Search operations will continue to trace the remaining five fishermen, Babu said, adding that the four bodies would be handed over to TN officials after completion of the necessary formalities.

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