Three stranded Lankan Tamils rescued

June 12, 2016 08:03 am | Updated October 18, 2016 02:20 pm IST - NAGAPATTINAM:

Three Sri Lankan Tamils, including a two-year-old girl, were rescued from a stranded boat off Kodiakarai coast by fishermen of Nagapattinam on Saturday.

Fishermen of Akkaraipettai, who ventured in a boat, saw them struggling for life mid sea and rescued them. The Sri Lankans, said to be from Vavuniya, were identified as Dushyant (27), Dwaraka (24) and Kakitha (2). Commandant S.M. Patnaik, Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Station, Karaikal, told The Hindu that there was no information on how their boat got stranded in the Indian waters. They were provided with first aid and food. Asked whether they were heading for Australia, he said it could not be ruled out.

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