Telangana: Fisherman drowns in Lower Manair Dam in Karimnagar, body recovered

A fisherman from Mailaram village in Karimnagar district drowned in Lower Manair Dam after his boat overturned due to strong winds. His body was recovered on Monday, a day after the incident. Police registered a case and launched an investigation.

Karimnagar: A fisherman, Guvva Ravi (43), who went missing in the Lower Manair Dam (LMD) on Sunday afternoon, was found dead on Monday.

Ravi, a native of Mailaram village in Ganneruvaram mandal, had ventured into the LMD waters for fishing when the country-made boat he was sailing in overturned due to strong winds, causing him to fall into the water.

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Other fishermen who witnessed the incident rushed to rescue him but were unsuccessful. Though they searched the area immediately after the incident, they could not locate him. A fresh search operation was launched on Monday morning, during which his body was recovered.

The police have registered a case and launched an investigation. The body was shifted to a government hospital for postmortem.