3 youths drown in Ashtamudy lake as their boat capsizes

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Kollam: Three youths have drowned as a country boat capsized in Ashtamudi lake.

The deceased -- Tony Thomas, 26; Monish, 27; and Dominic Savio, 28 -- had been missing since Saturday night. All three were fishermen.

Their boat was found capsized by local residents around 6 am near the Mangadu area. The bodies were recovered from near the boat.

The police have shifted the bodies to the district hospital.

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