Chennai: 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.
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 in Chennai today.
"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.
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 in Chennai today.
"A lifebuoy was thrown and despite heavy seas, he was rescued and brought ashore," it added.
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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