THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: One more dead body was found on the Panathura coast in Vizhinjam. Relatives identified the dead body as that of Usman, a native of Varkala, who went missing after the boat capsized off in Muthalapozhi. The body will be released after the DNA test. The dead body was found in the sea at Vizhinjam in the afternoon. Initially there were doubts that it belonged to Usman.

With this, the number of people who died in the boat accident at Muthalapozhi has increased to four. Another dead body was also found from this area yesterday. It was identified as the dead body of Abdul Samad (50), a native of Ramanthali, Varkala. The bodies are kept at the mortuary of Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital. The search is still going on in Perumathura where the accident took place. DIG Nishanthini visited the incident spot today.