Tourist drowns after falling into lake whilst cruising on houseboat
This is the second such tragedy to be reported from Alappuzha in June.
This is the second such tragedy to be reported from Alappuzha in June.
This is the second such tragedy to be reported from Alappuzha in June.
Alappuzha: One person drowned after slipping to a lake whilst taking a tour on a houseboat here on Thursday.
The deceased has been identified as Jomon Joseph, 48, hailing from Kattappana in Idukki district.
Joseph is the owner of a homestay in Vagamon.
This is the second such tragedy to be reported from Alappuzha in June.
On June 11, one person died after a houseboat sank near the Pallathuruthy jetty here.
The deceased, a local, identified as Pallathuruthy native Valattuthara Prasannan (52), drowned after he went to retrieve the bags of three tourists from the submerging houseboat.
The two incidents come at a time when houseboats are picking up businesses after the lull of COVID years.