CANACONA
According to Canacona Police, Prashant Pagi was rushed to Community Health Centre Canacona, where he was declared dead on arrival, after the locals saw the body lying in the shallow waters of river Talpona.
According to sources, Pagi was fishing in the river during high tide with the help of a fishing net (Kantali) early Monday morning, when he reportedly fell down in river Talpona and drowned.
Some people from the nearby reportedly noticed him falling into the water and rushed him to the Community Health Center Canacona, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
The body was sent to Hospicio in Margao for autopsy and later handed over to his family.
Canacona Police is investigating the case.
