Bilaspur(HP), December 14 (PTI) A fisherman drowned in the Gobind Sagar Lake here as he slipped from his boat while setting up a fishing net, police said on Saturday.
The deceased has been identified as Sundar Singh (60), a resident of village Gah in Bilaspur's Jhandutta Tehsil, said Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ghumarwin, Chandrapal Singh.
The incident took place in Malraon area here on Friday evening, he said.
A police team reached the scene immediately upon receiving the information and recovered the body from the lake. It was then taken to a nearby hospital for post-mortem, the DSP added.
Further investigation is ongoing, he said.
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