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Two fishermen drown after fishing boat capsizes

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Press Trust of India Kozhikode
Last Updated : Dec 21 2015 | 12:13 PM IST
: Two fishermen drowned while another swam to safety after their boat capsized in a river near Beypore, about 12 kms from here, police said today.
The deceased went for fishing in Chaliyar river last night and the mishap occurred around 10.00 PM,they said.
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Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today condoled the death of five youths saying the boat capsize was a very unfortunate incident.
Chouhan announced a financial help of Rs two lakh each to the family members of the deceased and a high-level probe into the boat capsize, a state government's public relations department officer said.
The CM also said that guidelines are going to be charted out in a bid to prevent such tragedy in future.

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First Published: Dec 21 2015 | 12:13 PM IST

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