Kochi, March 7 A man died and five others were rescued after a fishing boat capsized off Puthuvypeen here on Saturday, coastal police said.
According to police, the fishing boat, St Xavier, capsized near Puthuvypeen shortly after setting out around 5 am.
A rescue operation was immediately launched, and all the crew members were pulled out of the water by fishermen in another boat, they said.
However, one of the fishermen, identified as Renjan (62) from Neerkunnam in Alappuzha district, sustained injuries and was taken to a hospital, where he later died, police added.
Police said the exact cause of the incident could not be immediately determined.
Efforts to recover the boat will be launched soon, they said.
Statements of the rescued fishermen are being recorded as part of the investigation.
A case of unnatural death has been registered at the Fort Kochi Coastal Police Station.
The body of the deceased was handed over to relatives after the postmortem.
