: 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.
The body of one fisherman was fished out last night by police and Coast Guard in a joint search operation while the other washed ashore this morning, they added.
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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.
