5 tribal villagers, together with 3 girls, drown whereas fishing in Andhra: Police
5 tribal villagers, together with three girls, drowned within the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh’s Polavaram district on Saturday morning whereas that they had gone for fishing, police mentioned.
The incident occurred close to Gollagudem village of Yetapaka mandal (block). The deceased had been recognized as Uke Sushila (37), Uke Lakshmi (37), Turram Bharati (40), Bhasuboyina Balaraju (38), and Uke Ramesh (38), all residents of Gommu Kothagudem village.
Based on the first investigation, a bunch of 5 tribal villagers went into the Godavari River early morning to catch fish, anticipating haul because of the elevated influx of floodwaters downstream from Bhadrachalam, officer from Yetapaka police station mentioned.
They had been utilizing hand-held fishing nets after they by accident entered a deep stretch of the river. “Because of the river’s swirling waters, they might not get out, and all 5 drowned,” the officer mentioned.
Fireplace division crew and Yetapaka police rushed to the scene. Native residents additionally joined the rescue effort, utilizing their boats to help within the search operation. Police mentioned the our bodies of all 5 victims had been recovered from the river within the afternoon.
The our bodies have been despatched to the federal government hospital in Chintoor for autopsy examinations. Police have registered a case of unintentional loss of life and launched an investigation to determine the circumstances resulting in the tragedy.
