NELLORE: Five fishermen from Oduru village in Chirala mandal, who went missing after venturing into the sea on October 29, were rescued following a coordinated search operation by Marine Police and Revenue officials.
The fishermen had set out in a fishing boat (IND AP P1 MO 3025 0001) owned by Pikki Appalaraju. When the boat failed to return as scheduled, the owner alerted the authorities, prompting a search operation.
On the directions of district collector Himanshu Shukla, marine police and Muthukur revenue officials launched a search using a patrol boat on Tuesday morning and traced the stranded fishermen. They were brought safely to Krishnapatnam Port and shifted to a hospital for medical examination under the supervision of the Marine DSP.
The rescued fishermen were identified as Garikana Kodanda, 30, Marada Jagannatham, 40, Yarripilli Ramana, 50, Sorada Poliraju, 30, and G. Apparao, 60.
The collector appreciated the Marine Police and Revenue officials for their prompt response and coordinated efforts in rescuing the fishermen.
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