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A fishing boat carrying seven fishermen capsized early Thursday morning off the Podampeta coast in Ganjam district.
According to the latest reports, six of them managed to swim to safety while one fisherman, identified as A Kaleya from San Nolia Nuagaon under Chhatrapur block, remains missing.
A rescue and search operation by the Indian Coast Guard and local officials is currently underway.
Sources stated that the group ventured into the sea around 4 am for fishing. However, as they approached the waters near Podampeta, their boat lost balance and overturned, throwing all seven occupants into the sea. Though six fishermen swam...