A 40-year-old fisherman died after a black marlin fish (Kommu konam in Telugu) allegedly stabbed him in the stomach while fishing in the sea off Muthyalammapalem coast in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.
The deceased has been identified as N.N., a resident of Jalaripeta in Muthyalampalem. Joganna (40).
Of. According to Parvada police inspector of Eshwar Rao, preliminary investigation has revealed that Joganna and five other fishermen from the same village had gone fishing on Tuesday evening. They were fishing in the sea, about 60 nautical miles from the shore, at around 7 am on Wednesday.
While the fishermen were lifting the net, a black marlin fish suddenly came out and hit Joganna’s stomach with its pointed snout. The fishermen immediately rushed to the shore to get Joganna admitted to the hospital. However, he reportedly died on the way, the police said.
The body has been sent to NTR Hospital in Anakapalle for postmortem. In view of the incident at sea, the matter is being transferred to the Marine Police.
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