PAYYANNUR: A man died after his fishing boat capsized in Ettikulam in Ramanthali. Two people manage to escape by swimming. The deceased has been identified as K. Abdul Rasheed (46), a native of Ettikulam. The accident happened around 12 noon on Tuesday. A group of three was traveling in a small boat when it met with an accident. Rasheed's brother Hashim and Avi Nassar, who was with him, managed to escape by swimming. They informed the locals about the accident. Fisheries and police officers reached the spot after getting the information about the accident.

Rasheed, who was caught in the waves in the sea, was brought to the hospital but could not be saved.

Kokkan Mandal, a native of Murshidabad in Bengal, died two days ago when his boat capsized after hitting a sand dune at Chuttad estuary. His body was recovered from near Fishland in Puyyangadi on Monday morning.

Rasheed is the son of Kadeesumma and late Abdul Khader of Kunnul in Ettikulam. Children: Razi and Risa Fatima. Brothers: Hashim, Sameer, Shafiq, Basheer and Samira.