It was a miraculous escape for nine devotees of St. Thomaiyar Church from Adaikkalapuram when they went down to the Uppar River at the confluence of the Thamirabarani river at Punnaikkayal in the Thoothukudi district to bathe and collect oysters. Meanwhile, Jeman, 37, a fisherman hailing from Punnaikkayal Russia Street, heard the ‘screams of help’ while fishing in the area. …
