Missing fishermen ‘found' near Jaffna

June 03, 2011 12:58 pm | Updated June 04, 2011 12:25 am IST - RAMANATHAPURAM

Fishermen busy to deck up their boats to go back for fishing after 45 days ban in Nagapattinam fishing harbour on Monday. A file photo: B. Velankanni Raj

Fishermen busy to deck up their boats to go back for fishing after 45 days ban in Nagapattinam fishing harbour on Monday. A file photo: B. Velankanni Raj

Four fishermen of Akkalmadam in Rameswaram, who were missing since Thursday, have been found on an island near Jaffna in Sri Lanka according to reliable sources.

The fishermen set out to sea on Wednesday. The sea was rough and it is said that their boat capsized near Delft island. They swam to the nearby island and reported at a police station there.

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