A 42-year-old rickshaw driver drowned in the sea near Kasimedu port in Chennai on Sunday, July 28, 2024.

According to the police, Sathyanathan, a resident of Jiva Nagar Main Street in New Washermenpet, worked as an auto driver. On Saturday, he had consumed alcohol and went to the sea for bathing. However, he drowned in the sea when a big wave hit him.

On Sunday morning, the fishermen saw the body of a man floating in the sea near the Kasimedu fishing harbour. The police, when they retrieved the body, identified it as Sathyanathan. The police later sent it to the Government Stanley Hospital for autopsy.