Thiruvananthapuram: Ignoring the warning from the disaster management authority proved too expensive for the population of the city who stepped into the Kallar River during bad weather when he was swept away by a strong current.
Abhilash, 24, Kaimanam in the city is the deceased.
His friend, Sujith, who was also swept away, was saved by the locals.
According to Police Vithura, the accident occurred at around 5:30 a.m.
on Sunday on the Dam check in Nellimukku near Kallar.
Abhilash is part of a group of four members who reach the place at night.
The other is his mother, when, relatively soumya and friends, Sujith.
While Abhilash and Sujith stepped into the river, women chose to keep returning to the bank.
The two men were swept away by a strong current on the river.
Sujith won the root of the tree and persisted until a local resident came to save him.
Abhilash was found 500 meters with an injury in his head.
The police assumed that death was caused not by sinking, but by crashing into abundant rocks in the river because there was nothing deep enough on the river in this region to sink.
Only more than 24 hours ago, a guest worker from Jharkhand was lost while swimming in the Amayizhanchan canal near Kannammoola in the city during heavy rains.
The search for him ended without success on Sundays too.
Scuba diving experts from firefighters searching for up to two KMS downstream.
Minister V Sivankutty and G R Anil visited the place and monitored search operations.
They also extended all possible assistance and support for the 30-year-old working family missing Nagardeep Kumar Mondal.
After heavy rain destroyed the district during the weekend, as many as 516 people were forced to move from their homes when the low lying area continued to be flooded with flood water.
A total of 14 help camps have been opened.
Neyattinkara Taluk has the most number of camps.
A total of six help camps opened here where 125 members 45 families were protected.
Thiruvananthapuram Taluk was most affected by 312 members 78 families were forced to move to help camps.
As many as five camps opened in Thiruvananthapuram Taluk.
Chirayinkeezhu Taluk has three camps where 79 members 25 families are protected.
Man sinks in the calor, one saved
