A fisherman died after being electrocuted and falling into a canal while cleaning a fishing trawler with a submersible pump in Patharghata, Barguna. Another fisherman was injured in the incident.
The accident occurred at around 10:30 am on Thursday, October 29, in the Badurtala canal under Sadar Union of Patharghata Upazila.
The deceased, Delwar Hossain, was the son of Zainal Khalifa and a resident of Char Monai Union in Barishal. The injured fisherman has been identified as Bacchu.
According to eyewitnesses, the two fishermen were cleaning the fishing trawler FB Sima-3 in preparation for returning to fishing activities following the end of a 22-day fishing ban when they suffered electric shocks.
Following the incident, Delwar fell into the canal and went missing. After approximately 40 minutes, a local fisherman recovered his body from the water.
The injured fisherman, Bacchu, was taken to Patharghata Upazila Health Complex for treatment.
Abdul Alim, officer-in-charge (OC) of Patharghata Police Station, said police visited the scene and recovered the body. He added that the body had been sent to the morgue for an autopsy.
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Reported by Barguna Correspondent • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
