Missing fisherman arrives from Burma

Mohammed Naalir

POTTUVIL: One of the three fishermen, missing two months ago in the Pottuvil sea, arrived from Myanmar recently.

The three fishermen Abubucker Abdul Raheem, Thangarasa and Samurdeen went fishing from Sainthamaruthu Maligai Kaadu on July 2 in a fishing boat. Air Force planes were engaged in search operation in the sea from Pottuvil to Valaichenai on the request of Housing and Construction Minister Ferial Ashraff after they were reported missing.

Abdul Raheem, the only survivor and his family, the Sainthamaruthu Fishermen's Union members paid their gratitude to Minister and other officers for bringing the him to the country.

National Housing Development Authority Chairman Mohammed Rafeek, Coordinator M.H. Mansoor, Sainthamaruthu Fishermen's Union members, S.T. Kabeer, Noordeen and Ahamad Marikkar took efforts to bring the survivor to Sri Lanka from Burma.