Kozhikode: Rescue teams are continuing their search to find the man who went mssing in Iruvazhinji river, at Kodiyathur in Kozhikode district on Tuesday afternoon.

The man has been identified as C K Hussan Kutty (64) of Chathapparambil, Kodiyathur. 

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Local residents raised an alarm after noticing a man drowning in the river.

Later Hussan's family informed Mukkam police that he has gone missing. They also identified his umbrella found on the riverbank.

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"A fire force team from Mukkam and Ente Mukkom Sannadha Sena, a voluntary rescue team, are conducting the search," said grama panchayat ward member T K Aboobacker. Mukom police are also there on the spot.

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