Kasargod : A boat capsized at Nellikkunnu in Kasaragod and three fishermen, who ventured into the sea went missing around 6 a.m. on Sunday.

There were seven fishermen on board. Four of them were rescued, while the search for the missing workers in continuing.

Sandeep, 32, Ratheesh, 32, and Karthik 28, all residents of Nellikkunnu, are the missing fishermen.

The police said that the boat capsized because of high tides about 100 metres from the Nellikkunu. Though a team of SI and two police personnel have set out into the sea, the rescue operations are difficult due to the high tides.

The Coast Guard at Beypore and Mangaluru had been alerted, the police added.