Search operations under way to find missing fisherman in sea near Pamban
Search operations are ongoing for a fisherman who went missing after falling from his boat in the Gulf of Mannar near Pamban. Local fishermen and authorities are coordinating efforts to locate him.
Why it matters
It highlights the inherent dangers faced by small-scale fishermen and the reliance on community-led search efforts in maritime regions.
Search operations are underway for a country boat fisherman who went missing after venturing into the Gulf of Mannar sea area from Pamban.
Karthikai Rajan, 45, a fisherman from the Pamban Chinnapalam area near Rameswaram, went fishing in a country boat.
On Monday night, while returning towards Pamban after fishing, he accidentally fell off the country boat into the sea in the Gulf of Mannar region and went missing.
Though the fellow fishermen on the boat searched for Karthikai Rajan throughout the night, they could not find him.
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