Kundapur: In a tragic incident that reported here at Koravadi near Kumbhashi, a fisherman fell into the sea after the boat got caught in the massive waves, resulting in his death, that happened on 1st August, Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Jaya Kunder (42 yrs), a resident of Santhekatte Kallianpur in the taluk. Jaya’s wife sold fish and his daughter is studying in 2nd PU at Milagres College.
According to the sources, Jaya along with two companions Lava Kanchan and Narayana Kunder had gone fishing on a country boat on 1st August. Jaya fell into the sea as the boat started shaking due to massive waves.
It is gathered that Jaya tried to climb the boat for a while after falling. Fishermen who were fishing near the shore rushed to help Jaya. But by the time they reached, he was already dead. He died of cardiac arrest as he had drunk a lot of water.
On getting the news, Kundapur station circle inspector Manjappa, sub-inspector Nasir Hussain and staff arrived to the spot and conducted investigations.