Search Continues for Missing Person After Boat Capsizes in Vaikom

A motorised country boat carrying approximately 20 passengers capsized on a lake near Murinjapuzha in Vaikom on Monday. The police confirmed the incident, revealing that one person is missing.

Among the passengers were several women, and in the aftermath, some were treated at a local hospital. The treatment was primarily for panic and shock rather than physical injuries, authorities noted.

Locals assisted in the immediate rescue efforts, and a search operation is ongoing to trace the missing individual, police reported.

(With inputs from agencies.)