India, Aug. 20 -- A 50-year-old fisherman, Appanna has gone missing after falling off a fishing boat near the Visakhapatnam coast, according to the Marine Police.

Appanna was one of the eight crew members who had set out to sea on August 16. As the boat was heading back around 1 am on Thursday, August 20, Appanna walked to the back of the vessel to fetch salt to preserve the catch. Moments later, the crew heard a splash. When they went to check, he was nowhere to be found, PTI reported.

An official confirmed that the incident occurred about 11 nautical miles off the coast. The boat owner's brother reported Appanna's disappearance to authorities around midnight, prompting a joint search operation by the Coast Guard and Navy. As of the la...