2 drown, 4 missing after boat capsize off Mangaluru coast

A total of 22 fishermen were onboard the ill-fated boat at the time of the incident, police said.

Mangaluru: Two fishermen drowned after a fishing boat capsized in the Arabian Sea off Mangaluru coast on Tuesday. Four fishermen are still missing while 16 were rescued.

A total of 22 fishermen were onboard the ill-fated boat at the time of the incident, police said.

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Search is underway for the missing persons by local fishermen and the coastguard.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) advised fishermen not to venture into the sea on December 3 and 4 and had predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places over south coastal parts of the country and over Lakshadweep.