Two drown in the Krishna in separate incidents in Andhra’s Krishna district; bodies retrieved

Mines and Geology Minister Kollu Ravindra meets the family of Tirumalasetti Gopiraju at Kottapalli Tummalapalem in Machilipatnam Rural mandal. X/@KolluROfficial | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Two people drowned in the Krishna in separate incidents in Krishna district on Sunday (October 4, 2026): a 70-year-old cattle rearer at Madhyalanka, and a 25-year-old who had gone fishing with his parents. Expert swimmers and fishermen retrieved their bodies on Monday.The body of Munipalli Balaswamy, 70, a cattle rearer, who drowned in the river at Madhyalanka, was traced on Monday.A native of Patayadlalanka village in Avanigadda mandal, Balaswamy was washed away while rearing cattle at Madhyalanka on Sunday.In another incident, fishermen retrieved the body of Tirumalasetti Gopiraju, 25, from the Krishna on Monday.Gopiraju, along with his parents, T. Pothuraju and Naga Lakshmi, had gone fishing in a country boat in the river on Sunday. They fell into the water when the boat capsized.మచిలీపట్నంకు చెందిన మత్స్యకారుడు గోపిరాజు సముద్రంలో వేటకు వెళ్ళి గల్లంతవ్వడం బాధాకరం. ఈ రోజు ఉదయం వెళ్ళి బాధిత కుటుంబ సభ్యులను కలిసి పరామర్శించాను. గోపిరాజు కుటుంబ సభ్యులను పరామర్శించాను స్థానిక మత్స్యకారులు, ఎన్డీఆర్ఎఫ్ సిబ్బంది గాలిస్తున్నారు. అధైర్య పడద్దని కుటుంబ సభ్యులను ఓదార్చాను. వేటకు వెళ్లే సమయంలో మత్స్యకారులు తగిన జాగ్రత్తలు తీసుకోవాలని, అధికారులు కూడా మత్స్యకారులను అప్రమత్తం చేయాలని సూచించాను. బాధిత కుటుంబానికి ప్రభుత్వ పరంగా అన్ని రకాలుగా అండగా ఉంటామని భరోసా ఇచ్చాను.. #FishermenWelfare #KolluRavindra #FishingHarbour #MinegeologyDepartment #Excise #AndhraPradesh #Kutami #CBN #PawanKalyan #Naralokesh #Machilipatnam #BJPGovernment— Kollu Ravindra (@KolluROfficial) October 4, 2026The couple swam to the shore safely, but Gopiraju was washed away by the current.Mines and Geology Minister Kollu Ravindra visited the bereaved family in Kottapalli Tummalapalem village in Machilipatnam Rural mandal and consoled them. In a post on X, he said the government would stand by the family in every possible way. He advised fishermen to take the necessary precautions before going out to fish, and asked officials to urge them to stay vigilant. Published - October 05, 2026 01:44 pm IST