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    Navy rescues Nagai fisherman

    Indian Navy has rescued a drowning fisherman off the Nagapattinam coast, after he was allegedly pushed into the water by a colleague following a scuffle.

    Navy rescues Nagai fisherman
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    Chennai

    A team headed by leading Seaman S Mondal on Friday spotted a person “drowning” in the sea off the Nagapattinam coast, the Navy said in a release here on Sunday. 

    “A lifebuoy was thrown and despite heavy seas, he was rescued and brought ashore,” it added. 

    The rescued man was identified as S Sinduraj from Nagapattinam. He told the Navy personnel that he was pushed overboard by another fisherman after a scuffle, the release said, adding that he has been handed over to the Marine police.

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