Thiruvananthapuram: A 58-year-old fisherman died on Wednesday after his boat capsized in the strong waves off the coast of Mampally near Anchuthengu.
Vincent of Kochu Kinattinmoodu House, Mampally, is the deceased.
Anchuthengu coastal police have registered a case in connection with his death.
According to the Anchuthengu coastal police, the mishap occurred around 5.45am on Wednesday.
Vincent was part of a five-member group that set off for fishing in the boat, Paraloka Matha, owned by one Poulose.
The other members of the group were Alphonse, Franklin, Theranyas and Dasan.
All of them were residents of Mampally.
Shortly after launching the boat from Mampally beach, they were hit by a giant wave.
In the impact, the boat capsized and all the men were thrown into the turbulent water.
While the other four men managed to swim to safety, Vincent, apparently suffering from exhaustion, was left behind.
However, he was pulled out of the water by fishermen on other boats nearby.
He was still alive when brought to the shore.
But, he died shortly after reaching Chirayinkeezh Government District Hospital.
This is the third mishap reported in the Anchuthengu region in the past 10 days.
The first death was of five-year-old Mohammed Shahabas, who was swept away by waves while standing close to the sea on June 15.
His body washed ashore two days later.
On June 18, a 19-year-old youth went missing after his boat capsized near Muthalappozhi breakwater, where Kadhinamkulam lake joined the Arabian sea.
His body is yet to be found.
Incidentally, all three mishaps have occurred while the District Collector has repeatedly been issuing warnings as the sea remains rough.
The collector’s warnings are based on the prediction by scientists of the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) that the state’s coastline would experience waves of height ranging from 2 to 2.5 meters.
Fisherman dies as boat capsizes
