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A 62-year-old antheral succumbed to injuries sustained successful a sportfishing vessel capsize disconnected Puthuvype present aboriginal connected Saturday (March 7, 2026). The deceased was identified arsenic Ranchan, a autochthonal of Ambalapuzha successful Alappuzha.
Ranjan was the ‘srank’ (skipper) of the six-member unit onboard the boat.
The incidental occurred astir 5 a.m. erstwhile the boat, St. Xavier, which had gone retired for fishing, overturned successful the sea. Though the six men were brought ashore and rushed to a adjacent infirmary by residents, Ranjan could not beryllium saved, according to the Fort Kochi Coastal police. Efforts were connected to retrieve the vessel that sank successful the sea.
