Idukki: The body of a 60-year-old man who was swept away in the Thodupuzha river was recovered on Wednesday morning. The deceased has been identified as Mohandas, a resident of Keecheril (Souparnika) in Manakkad. 

He had gone to bathe at a riverside ghat near his house around 7 pm on Tuesday when he was caught in a strong current and went missing.

After he failed to return home, his family launched a search and later found his scooter and clothes near the ghat, following which they alerted the Fire and Rescue Services.

A search operation was initiated the same night, but he could not be traced. On Wednesday morning, the scuba team from the Fire and Rescue Services found his body near a ghat close to the Manakkad temple. The body has been shifted to the Thodupuzha District Hospital mortuary.

He is survived by his wife Sujaya (document writer, Thodupuzha), son Ananthu, and daughter Anjitha (Dubai). His son-in-law is Amal (Dubai).