District Collector Geromic George said further actions will be taken after the assessment of the Navy on Monday morning.
Fire and rescue department officials during rescue efforts. (Screengrab)
The body of a sanitation worker, swept away into a tunnel while cleaning the Amayizhanchan canal at Thampanoor, Thiruvanananthapuram, was found near Thakaraparambu, on Monday. Joy (47), a temporary cleaning worker employed by a railway contractor, went missing while clearing the canal in the capital city on Saturday. Authorities identified the body and shifted it to the Medical College Hospital.