Accident after boat overturns in Tirur: bodies of two missing found, toll rises to four

MALAPPURAM: The bodies of two more people who went missing after a boat overturned in Tirur, have been recovered. The bodies are that of Salam and Aboobacker of Ittikaparambil and Kuzhiyiniparambil.

The accident happened yesterday at Purathur in Tirur. The workers who went to collect oysters met with the accident. There were six including four women and two men in the boat. The bodies of two women identified as Rukhiya and Sainaba were found yesterday itself. The bodies of the two men were found Sunday morning. The other two women were rescued yesterday itself. A search was conducted by the locals, police and revenue teams.