Watery grave for 9 tourists in TN

Madurai: At least nine tourists were drowned when the fishing boat there were travelling for a joyride capsized after it was caught in tidal waves near Manapad coast of Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu. Fishermen managed to pull out 20 people from the sea but nine of them died later. The tourists took the joyride after attending a temple festival nearby. Shortly after the group left in a fibre boat, it was caught in a tidal wave and capsized. Though local fishermen rushed in after hearing screams, many drowned. The fishermen managed to pull out 20 people of which nine succumbed later.