Mohan Kuthar

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru

Mangaluru, Sep 27: Members of the Shivaji Lifesaving Swimmers’ Association, Mogaveerapatna, Ullal, displayed exemplary humanity by carrying a decomposed body on their shoulders for nearly 4 km and handing it over to an ambulance.

Late in the evening on Friday, fishermen who had cast nets near the Alivebagilu breakwater rocks noticed a decomposed body wedged between the rocks. They immediately informed the police control room (112). On receiving the message, Ullal police alerted members of the Shivaji Lifesaving Swimmers’ Association.

Responding to the call, members Yogeesh Amin, Prasad Suvarna, and Chandrahas Suvarna reached the spot, lifted the decomposed body onto their shoulders, and carried it across 3–4 km of terrain before placing it into the ambulance.

The body is suspected to be that of a man aged around 40–45 years. Police noted that recently, a Tamil Nadu native had gone missing after reportedly falling off a fishing boat that had set out from Mangaluru harbour. A complaint regarding his disappearance had been registered at the Harbour police station. Authorities suspect that the recovered body may belong to the same individual.